1945 SMC Yearbook by St Margaret's College Foundation

THE PREFECTS, 1945 Standing (left to right) : H. Binney, A. Bennett, E. Cook, T. Calder, B. Scott, G. Douglas. Sitting (left to right): A. Stouppe, D. Wood, M. Harris (Head), H. Sincock M. Fisher.

No. 38

i,t.

1945

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ST. MARGARET'S COLLEGE MAGAZI'NE

CONTENTS Page Board of Governors The Staff Officers of the School School Roll Editorial School Diary .Prize Giving, 1944 Examination Results Junior DeparLment Break-up, 1944 Junior Concert, 1944 Handwork Exhibition, 1944 House Gym Demonstration, 1944 Canon Galwey House The New Library Parents' Day Choir Notes Chapel Notes " Direct Giving " Talks U.N.R.R.A. The School Contribution to U .N .R.R.A. A Rehabilitation Plan l?orm Studies on International Organizations Boarders' Notes Current Events Club Book-binding Club Drama Notes Orchestra Notes Art Club Handwork Club Science Club Travel Club Choral Club The Dance Mount Cook Visit Tennis Notes Softball Notes Netball Notes Hockey Notes Swimming Notes Athletic Sports Athletic Scrolls House Notes Essay-" A Saga of Sorrow " Essay-" The Post-War World" Old Girls' Notes Exchanges

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS Chairman:

The Most Rev. The Archbishop of New Zealand. Deputy-Chairman: Rev. F. V. Fisher. Secretary and Treasurer: E. P. Wills, Esq., B.A., LL.M., M.Com. Very Rev. A. K. Warren, M.A. R. A. Barnsdale, Esq. Rev. Canon S. Parr, M.A. E. C. Champion, Esq., M.A., LL.M. Rev. W. E. D. Davies L. B. Stevens, Esq. Rev. I. L. Richards H. S. Williams, Esq. Miss L. Gardner

THE

STAFF

Head Mistress: Mrs C. L. Young, M.A. ( Oxon),

Head of History

Dept.

Staff:

Miss I. Hunter, Dip. Home Science Miss N. Archer, C Certificate. Head of Science Dept. Form I, Term 3. Kilburn House-Mistress. Miss G. Rankin, C Certificate. Miss M. Parr, B.A., B.Sc. (Perth) Standards 3 and 4. Head of Mathematics Dept. Miss F. Purdie, C Certificate, Miss C. McKinnon, B.A. (N.Z.) Head of Junior Dept. Terms 1 Head of English Dept. and 2. StanMiss K. Edwards, B.A. (Hons.); Mrs Dalley, C Certificate. University of Wales. Head of dards 1 and 2. "Modern" Dept. Julius House- Mrs Siemon, B.A., Queensland University. (Relieving.) Mistress. Miss M. Griffin, M.A. (N.Z.). Miss A. Walker, C Certificate. (Relieving.) Head of Latin Dept. Canon Galwey House-Mistress. Miss G. de Thier, P.T.D. Certificate. Physical Education. Miss L. Anderson, M.A. (N.Z.). Miss D. Robinson, P.C.T. Head of French Dept. Head of Commercial Dept. Miss M. Rolls, C. Certificate. Miss R. Morgan, Secretary V.L.M. Form Mistress. Miss M. Swainson, M.A. (N.Z.). Miss F. King, L.T.C.L. Speech Training. Head of Geography Dept. Miss M. Broadhead, B.A. (N.Z.), Librarian. Mrs Osmond-Smith, L.R.S.M. Miss L. Lowe, Dip. Fine Arts Miss G. McLeod (N.Z.), Art Mistress. Miss Mumford, L.T.C.L. (Piano) Miss E. Hanley, Dip. Home Science. Domestic Science Sup- Miss D. Taylor, Matron (Kilburn House) ervisor (Canon Galwey House). Miss M. Claughton, C Certificate, Miss A. Fisken, Matron (Julius House) Music Specialist, A.T.C.L. Violin. Head of Primary Dept. The Very Rev. the Dean of ChristMiss J. Greaves, C Certificate, Church, M.A. (Oxon.), Chaplain. A.T.C.L. Piano. Form I. Terms Rev. Canon Parr, B.D., M.C., Acting-Chaplain. 1 and 2.

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OF THE SCHOOL,

1945

Prefects: Marjorie Harris Helen Binney Greeba Douglas Marion Fisher

Helen Sincock Annette Stouppe Diana Wood

(Head).

Sub-Prefects: Elspeth Barbara

Alison Bennett Tessa Calder

Cook Scott

Senior Orderlies: Janie Osborne Margaret Rimmer Alison Thomas June Wilson

Margaret Cox Anne Darwin Mary Glasson Norah Holland

Kilburn

House Prefects:

Helen Binney (Head) Tessa Calder

Barbara

Kilburn

Scott

House Orderlies: Janie Osborne Joan Wilkinson Elizabeth Williamson

Norma Blakey Margaret Brooks Benita Hogg

Canon Galwey House Prefects: Margaret Term Rosemary

Diana Dickel Jeanette Helps Rowa McCrostie, 3rd term

Julius Annette

Middleton, Thacker

House Monitressess Margaret

Faulkner

Ritchie

House Captains: Konini-Greeba Kowhai-Diana Rata-Marjorie

Matipo-J anie Osborne Rimu-Annette Stouppe

Douglas Wood Harris

Games Committee: Janie Osborne Wendy Morgan Marion Fisher

Marjorie Harris Diana Wood Annette Stouppe Greeba Douglas

Editorial

Committee:

The Prefects.

left

2nd

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Form Orderlies VU.A

Term I .... H. M.acRae

Term II N. Blakey

VU.M VL.A VL.M IV.A IV.M

.... A. Mitchell ..,. C. Brown .... G. Owen .... E. Bartlett .... N. Morris

III.A III.M II.

.... M. Pickup .... M. Ritchie .... J. Stuart J. McLeod .... R. Hoy B. Vizer .... B. Flesher V. Imbach .... V. Whitford D. Nevell J. Edwards

M. Middleton T. Taylor J. Paton 0. Fulton R. Radcliffe & T. Gray J. Pullon M. Johnson J. Kensington

M. Mills J. McLeod

J. Gardiner E. Balfour J. Bell J. Brooks J. Tothill B. Needham A. Morris

R. Northcote S. Harrison M. Westgarth J. Allison R. Hollenberg P. Agar A. Bean

I. Std. 3 & 4 Std. 1 & 2 Kindergarten

SCHOOL

Term III J. Brown & M. Napier V. Clayton M. Newton L. Bunt M. Fisher B. Carr

J. Jones

ROLL

It will be noted that the Form names have been altered, in order to conform with the practice in the majority of N.Z. Schools.

Form VI A Morris, Marie (Matipo) Pilbeam, Audrey (Rata) ( Left 2nd Term.) Scott, Barbara (Konini) Sincock, Helen (Kowhai) Stouppe, Annette (Rimu) Thomas, Alison (Matipo) Wilkinson, Joan (Rata) Wilson, June (Kowhai) Wood, Diana (Kowhai)

Bennett, Alison (Rimu) Binney, Helen (Kowhai) Calder, Tessa (Rata) Cook, Elspeth (Kowhai) Cox, Margaret (Rimu) Douglas, Greeba (Konini) Glasson, Mary (Kowhai) Harris, Marjorie (Rata) Hogg, Benita (Rimu) Holland, Norah (Rimu)

Form VIM Fisher,

Marion

(Kowhai

Judge, Alison (Konini) (Left 1st Term.)

Form VU Bevan-Brown, June (Matipo) Bilbrough, Joyce (Kowhai) Blakey, Norma (Konini) Brooks, Margaret (Matipo) Brown, Jennifer (Matipo)

Brownlee, Ray (Kowhai) Candy, Margaret (Rimu} Darwin, Anne (Matipo) Davis, Rosslyn (Kowhai) Gibson, Isla (Rata)

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Goggin, Jocelyn (Matipo) Herdman, Adrienne (Kowhai) Hulse, Mildred (Rimu) MacRae, Helen (Rata) Napier, Marjorie (Rata) Osborne, Janie (Matipo) Richards, Barbara (Konini) Rhod~s, Elaine (Rata)

Smith, Dorothy (Rimu) (Left 1st Term) Spence, Annette (Rata) Spooner, Joan (Rata) Todd, Elizabeth (Rimu) Vile, Nola (Konini) Williamson, Elizabeth (Matipo)

Form VU Broome, Jean (Konini) Clayton, Virginia (Konini) Dickel, Diana ( Ra ta) Dodds, Marion (Konini) Helps, Jeannette (Konini) Jewell, Brenda (Rimu) Knowles, Diana (Konini) Middleton, Margaret (Rimu) ( Left 2nd Term.) Mitchell, Anne (Rimu) Morgan, Patricia (Rimu)

Morgan, Wendy (Kowhai} Napier, Gwendoline (Kowhai) (Left 2nd Term.) Richardson, Patsy (Konini) Rimmer, Margaret (Matipo) Schluter, Margaret (Rata). Stevens, Barbara (Kowhai) (Left" 2nd Term.) Stevens, Marna (Kowhai) Thacke~, Rosemary (Kowhai)

Forrn, V LA Anderson, Leonie (Konini) Brown, Coreen (Konini) Carey, Rosalind (Konini) Champion, Elizabeth (Rata) Clark, Dawn (Kowhai) Coates, Anne (Matipo) Connor, Jennifer (Matipo) Dingwall, Josephine (Konini) Dougall, Margaret (Kowhai) Gunn, Cecily (Konini) Hawker, Jewell (Konini) Hollander, Zena (Rata) Kemp, June (Rimu)

Lyons, Olive (Konini) Mannering, Mary (Rata) Newton, Marie (Konini) Page, Elizabeth (Kowhai) Papworth, Pauline (Rimu) Quentin-Baxter, Gillian (Rimu) Rastrick, Barbara (Matipo) Starr, Helen (Matipo) Talbot, Gwenyth (Matipo) Taylor, Theresa (Rimu) Tobin, Prudence (Rata) Treleaven, Lorelei (Rata) Wood, Jenifer (Kowhai)

Form V L M McKay, Eris (Rimu) Bloxham, Thelma (Rimaj McLachlan, Doris (Kowhai) Bunt, Lorna ( Rata) (Left 2nd Term.) Chappell, Gwynda (Konini) Maffey, Gweneth (Konini) Cross, Barbara (Rata) (Left 1st Term) Dalzell, Marjorie (Matipo) Owen, Gwylfa (Kowhai) Davis, Mary (Kowhai) Owen, Jose (Kowhai) Down, Beverley (Rata) Paton, Julie (Kowhai) Downey, Fay (Kowhai) Rose, Margaret (Matipo) Greenwood, Marjorie (Rimu) Rice, June (Rata) Gifford, Dorothy (Rata) (Left 1st Term) Hawkins, Kathleen (Kowhai) Streeter, Janet (Konini) Hollis, Marilyn (Rata) Wilson, Beverley (Matipo) Hughes, Nola (Kowhai) Wilson, Patsy (Matipo) Jaggar, Barbara (Rata) Yates, Anne (Rata) Jones, Barbara ( Kowhai) McCrostie, Rowa (Matipo)

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Form IV A Bartlett, Elizabeth (Konini) Cook, Lorna (Kowhai) Crawford, Janis (Kowhai) Doak, Joan (Rimu) Fisher, Mary (Rata) Foster, Margaret (Rimu) Fulton, Owen (Rata) Gibb, Jocelyn (Rimu) Godfrey, Rosemary (Kowhai) Gough, Noeline (Rata) Hetherington, Judith (Rimu) Jack, Rae (Matipo) Jarvis, Marie (Konini) Jenkin, Robyn (Rata) Josling, Margaret (Matipo)

Lamb, Jacqueline (Matipo) McIntyre, Paula (Rimu) Murchison, Catherine_ (Rimu) Murray, Barbara (Konini) Myers, Ballinda (Konini) Parham, Elizabeth (Rimu) Perry, Helen (Konini) Plimmer, Ann (Matipo) Roy-Smith, Rosalind (Rata) Seque, Margot (Kowhai) Soanes, Fay (Konini) Thomas, Cecelia (Kowhai) Thomas, Muriel (Kowhai) Warren, Jenifer (Kowhai)

Form IV-M Bennett, Betty (Konini) Black, Edna (Rimu) Carr, Betty (Matipo) Chapman, Joan (Matipo) Christie, Jean ( Konini) Clark, Aileen (Matipo) Fechney, Dawne (Kowhai) Gibson, Natalie (Rimu) . Gordon, Barbara (Konini) Gray, Thelma (Konini) Halliday, Joy (Matipo) Hanmer, Elizabeth (Kowhai) Hughey, Alison (Konini) Lamond, Dawne (Konini) Main, Valerie (Rimu) Moore, Kathleen (Rimu) Morris, Nancy (Konini)

Orchard, Joan (Konini) Perry, Margaret (Konini) Radcliffe, Raywyn (Matipo) Read, Betty (Rimu) Richards, Gwen (Rimu) Russell, Margaret (Konini) 'Roy-Smith, Jocelyn (Rata) Smith, Molly (Konini) (Left 2nd Term) Stephenson, Jennifer (Kowhai) Stoddart, Joan (Rata) Thacker, Audrey (Kowhai) Trotter, Shirley (Konini) Upritchard, Frances (Matipo) Wait, Elizabeth (Kowhai) Walden, Billee (Rata) Wilson, Wendy (Rimu)

Form III A Adams, Jean (Matipo) Agar, Hilary (Kowhai) Bruce, Alison (Rata) Bell, Marlene (Matipo) Bowen, Valerie (Matipo) Buckeridge, Isabel (Kowhai) Elms, Audrey (Matipo) Fowler, Averil (Rata) Gould, Janet (Rimu) Henty, Dawn (Rata) Johnston, Helen (Konini) Jones, Jennifer (Kowhai) Lewis, Margaret (Kowhai). Luney, Lois (Konini) Milnes, Shirley (Rata) Miller, Pamela (Konini)

Newton, Diana (Rimu) . Newton, Mary (Rimu) North, Beverley (Konini) Packer, Rosemary (Matipo) Partridge, Louisa ( Kowhai) Pickup, Maureen (Kowhai) Pullon, Janet (Kowhai) Shields, Mary (Rata) Stuart, Lesley (Rimu) Smith, Rosemary (Rimu) Talbot, Helen (Matipo) Thomas, Marguerite (Matipo) Todd, Judith (Rimu) Vile, Jocelyn (Konini) Welbey, Janette (Matipo) Wilson, Janet (Rata)

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Form III M Barrell, Margaret (Rata) Bate, Janice ( Konini) Collett, Margaret (Rimu) Faulkner, Annette (Matipo) Gillespie, Kathleen (Matipo) Glass, Nancy (Matipo) Heslop, Susan (Rimu) Jarman, Diana ( Matipo) Johnson, Marilyn (Kowhai) Kofoed, Audrey (Rata) Lawn, Margaret (Konini) Loversidge, Mona (Kowhai) Mills, Margaret (Matipo) Macfarlane, Ann (Rimu) Macfarlane, Lindsay (Konini) McGhie, Jean (Matipo)

MacGibbon, Elizabeth (Rata) Minty, Marion (Konini) Ormandy, Elsa (Rimu) Penrose, Margaret (Rata) Ritchie, Margaret (Rimu) Seymour, Irene (Rimu) Sharpe, Pamela ( Konini) Simmance, Denise (Kowhai) Souter, Margaret (Kowhai) Soteros, Poledora (Rata) Taylor, Margaret (Rata) Trelea ven, Zora ( Ra ta) Ward, Colleen (Kowhai) Walker, Madeleine (Konini) Whittington, Patricia (Rata) Wise, Nancy (Rimu)

Form II Ballantyne, Mary (Kowhai) Barlass, Rosemary (Rata) Bennett, Jennifer (Kowhai) Bendall, Joy (Kowhai) Burbury, M~ry (Kowhai) Cameron, Margaret (Rimu) Cotter, Marion (Rata) Cresswell, Kathleen (Rimu) Davis, Suzanne (Rimu) (Left 1st Term) Dickson, Judith (Konini) Dilloway, Barbara (Konini) Evans, Pauline (Konini) Falck, Mary (Matipo) Kensington, Jennifer (Rata) Lockwood, Anne (Rimu) Macdonald, Christine (Kowhai) McLeod, Janice (Konini)

Marshall, Eloise (Kowhai) Moir, Margaret (Matipo) Mulcock, Mary (Matipo) Ower, Felicity (Rimu) Roberts, Anne (Matipo) Roberts, Claire (Matipo) Rowan, Beryl (Rimu) • Stanway, Jillian (Rata) (Left 1st Term) Stevens, Robyn (Kowhai) Stewart, Jill (Rimu). ( Left 3rd Term) Thacker, Alison (Kowhai) Thomson, Elaine (Rata) Watson, Joyce (Matipo) Wilding, Jane (Konini) Wilding, Julie (Konini) Wooley, Betty (Konini)

Form I Ashby, Marie (Matipo) Ashbey, Christina (Matipo) Ballantyne, Joan (Rata) Balfour, Ena (Matipo) Barlass, Gaybrielle (Rata) Baylis, Judith (Rata) Cooper, Ngaire (Kowhai) Davie, Elizabeth (Rimu) Dawrant, Lois (Rimu) Dougall, Heather (Kowhai) Gardiner, Jennifer (Matipo) Harrison, Sally (Rata) Hoy, Rhonda (Rata)

Henshall, Margaret (Konini) Morrow, Betty (Rata) Mossman, Joyce (Rata) Muschamp, Margaret (Rimu) Myers, Nedra (Konini) Northcote, Roma (Matipo) Richards, Ursula (Rimu) Roy-Smith, Enid (Rata) Trenbath, Dawn (Rata) Vizer, Beryl (Rimu) Walker, Judith (Matipo) Watling, Margaret (Rimu)

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Standard

Standard Barbour, Lorraine (Matipo) Chappell, Anne (Konini) Dickson, Jill (Konini) Edwardes, Joanne (Kowhai) Fowler, Phillippa (Rata) Greenwood, Jeanette (Konini) Lance, Susan (Kowhai)

3 Up.

Marshall, Gillian (Matipo) Moore, Elaine (Rata) Needham, Jocelyn (Rata) (Left 2nd Term) Skurr, Jennifer (Matipo) Talbot, Adrienne (Matipo) Tobin, Priscilla (Rata)

Standard A'Court, Lynette (Rimu) Brown, Judith (Rimu) Drummond, Elaine (Rimu) McAllister, Ann (Matipo) Scott, Rose (Matipo)

Agar, Philippa Bamford, Judith Barrell, Lynley Bean, Angela Beck, Janice Campbell, Jennifer Carl, Penelope Cranfield, Susan Edwards, Judith Lake, Leola Mitchell, Jan

Lester, Elizabeth Park, Jane Tothill, Janet Whitford, Vivienne

Standard Ballantyne, Dawn Cox, Juliet Davidson, Rosemary Harris, Elizabeth Harrison, Helen Hoy, Janet Latter, Gillian

3 L

Shearer, Joan (Konini) Shrimpton, Fiona (Kowhai) Withell, Erica (Matipo) Worsnop, Beverley (Kowhai)

Standard Batstone, Beryl Carr, Carole Cromb, Jeanette Hobbs Judith Holenbergh, Rosita

Imbach, Vera (Kowhai) Orchard, Jennifer (Kowhai) Walker, Frances (Konini) W estgarth, Margaret ( Rata) Wills, Margot (Konini)

Allison, Judith (Rimu) Bell 1 Judith (Matipo) Brooks, Jeanette (Matipo) Flesher~ Barbara (Rata) Hitchcock, Diane (Rata)

Lightfoot, Lynette Maitland, Judette Orchard, Cherry Petrie, Judith Stevens, Adrienne Stewart, Aileen Wilson, Dorothy

Kindergarten McPhail, Jennifer Morris Ann Neale, Juanita Needham, Barbara N evell, Diana Perry, Jocelyn Smith, Leonore Tapley, Sandra Wills, Heather Wilson, Lynette

EDITORIAL On looking back over this year several important events come to mind, especially those of world-wide interest. The end of the war! What it means to us all; the return of fathers and brothers from overseas and also the return to New Zealand of our School Chaplain, Dean Warren. We hope he will soon have recovered completely from his wounds, and we should like to thank Canon Parr who has been acting-chaplain during the Dean's absence. We must now consider the building of the peace, and we hope and pray that this time it will be lasting. At the beginning of the year we welcomed Miss Swainson, Miss Broadhead, Miss Hanley, Miss de Thier, Miss Morgan, Mrs Simeon, Miss Mumford and Miss Fisken; and in the third term Miss Archer. "\,Vewere sorry to lose Miss Greaves at the end of the second term, and Miss Purdie during the third term, and we send them our best wishes for their future married life. Our new Home Life House has been very popular during the year and all the girls thoroughly enjoy their work there. It has been named after Canon Galwey· who, when the Diocese first took over the School, was our Secretary, and who later became a member of the Board of Governors. We shall never forget all he has done for the School.

THE SCHOOL

DIARY

TERM I February 6th-We returned to School after seven weeks' holiday, with a roll of 365 girls. Canon Parr took the opening service and we welcomed to the staff: Miss Swainson, Miss Broadhead, Miss Hanley, Miss de Thier, Miss Morgan, Mrs Siemon, Miss Mumford, and Miss Fisken. February 8th-The Prefects, Sub-Prefects and Senior Order lies were elected. February 9th-Senior Orderlies received their badges. February 10th-School party went to ' Hamlet.' February 13th-Head Prefect's election.

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February 14th-The Ash-Wednesday Service taken by Canon Parr. We were pleased to have with us some Craighead girls who were visiting Christchurch. February 15th-Prefects' Induction Service. February l 6th-House meetings and election of House Captains. A party of senior girls went to ' Othello,' played by the Canterbury University College Drama Society. February 22nd-Mrs Mason visited the School and gave us an interesting talk on Melanesia. March lst-The Prefects held a school meeting. Junior swimming sports. March 2nd-Diving events from senior swimming sports. March 7th-Senior swimming sports. March 16th-Prefects gave the School a general knowledge test. March 21 st-Canon Galwey House Dedication Service taken by Canon Parr. March 22nd-Mrs Mason came again to tell us more about Melanesia. The School gave Mrs Mason 342 bags which the girls had made for Melanesian children. March 26th, 27th, 28th- The School attended Holy Week Services held in the Cathedral. March 29th-Canon Parr took the Maundy Thursday service. The total amount collected for Melanesia was £44/ 16/1. April 8th-Choir broadcast from 3YA. April 18th-P.T.A. meeting. Mr J. A. Masterton spoke about ' Art in Schools.' April 2lst-Secondary Schools' Choir Festival. April 26th-A party was given for the staff by the sixth form. April 28th- The School Dance was held, with sixty-three boys from Christ's College as guests. April 30th-A half-holiday was given to all the girls who had not lost any marks during the term. May lst-First-aid examination was held and all candidates were successful. May 2nd-Rev. H. W. Newell gave a talk to the sixth form about the Ecumenical Movement. May 3rd-A School party went to the Civic Theatre to a choral recital by the Otago Girls' High School Choir. May 4th-Closing Service was taken by Canon Parr. Owing to Peace celebrations we were unable to have mark reading and the house relay race which were postponed to the following term. V-E Day came during the holidays.

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The sixth form redecorated its form room, painting it cream and green. We were sorry to hear that our School Chaplain, Dean Warren, had been wounded overseas, and we sent him our sympathy and best wishes.

TERM II May 29th-Canon Parr took the opening service. We welcomed Miss Wright as relieving Games Mistress. May 3lst-First Term's Mark Reading was held. Matipo and Kowhai tied for the House Points Cup. June 4th-King's Birthday. Mrs Bernard Page gave a piano recital to the school. June 6th-Miss Gretta Riddell gave an interesting account of 'Life in Switzerland' to the School and also spoke to the sixth form about the Student Christian Movement. June 7th-P.T.A. meeting. New committee elected, and a talk given by Miss Gretta Riddell about the International School at Geneva. June 13th-First half of the Church's Year Service. June 19th-Mr Paul Schramm gave the School a very interesting musical recital on rhythm. June 20th-The Church's Year Service was completed. July 7th-School party went to Rangiora High School to play netball and hockey matches. July 12th-School examinations began. July l 6th-School had a half holiday in the afternoon because of the snow. July 20th-Thanks to Miss Parr and Miss Claughton we were able to take advantage of the snow and made a skating rink at school. July 28th-School party went to 'Midsummer Night's Dream,' played by the Canterbury University College Drama Society. August 2nd-Comfirmation Service. August 3rd-Birth of Mrs Bowie's baby (Elizabeth Ann). August 8th-Senior School went to rehearsal of 'Romeo and .Juliet,' played by Avonside Girls' High School. August 1Oth-Parents' Day, Direct Giving Service, and Senior Dramatic play 'The Romantic Age' in the Radiant Hall at night. August l 3th-School folk-dancing parties. Dean Warren returned home from overseas. August 15th-V-.J Day-half holiday. August 16th-Peace holiday.

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August l 7th-End of term Service taken by Canon Parr. We were sorry to lose Miss Greaves, who had been with us for several years. During the holidays a school party went to Mount Cook. Many girls were able to attend the meetings of the National Council of Churches, held in Christchurch.

TERM III September 11th-Beginning-of-term Service taken by Canon Parr. We welcomed Miss Archer to the staff. September l 3th-Sixth form gave a farewell party for Audrey Pilbeam who was returning to her home in England. September l 4th-School Council Meeting. Half holiday. for all girls who had not lost a mark during the second term. September 22nd-A School party went to ' Il Trovatore,' performed at the Theatre Royal. ' A ' hockey team played the Craighead 'A' team, which was staying at Kilburn House. October 2nd-School party went to Pnina Salzman' s piano recital in the Theatre Royal. October 5th-House-meetings were held. October 12th-First of the Maurice Clare subscription recitals for students. October l 8th-Miss Christobel Robinson spoke to the School about the Vocational Guidance Centre. October 22nd-Labour Day Holiday. October 24th-School athletic sports were held. October 27th-A School party attended the farewell concert for .Jean Anderson. October 31 st- The Inter-School sports were held. November 9th-Show Day holiday. November l 6th-St. Margaret's Day.

THE PRIZEGIVING,

1944

The Prizegiving was held in ,the Caledonian Hall. The chair was taken by Archbishop West-Watson. After Mrs Young had read her report, the Archbishop gave his address, and presented first and second-class shields, cups and badges won during the year. Bronze Shields for first-class averages throughout the year Hurst, Nathlie • "~ere awarded to the following girls:-Enid

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Wimsett, Judith Jamieson, Alison Bennett, Elspeth Cook, Patricia McKenzie, Audrey Pilbeam, Helen Sincock, Annette Stouppe, Jean Neate, Beverley Whittington, Annette Spence, Joan Spooner, Rosalind Carey, Ann Coates. Cecily Gunn, Theresa Taylor, .Janis Crawford, Jennifer Warren, Raywyn Radcliffe, Rosemary Smith, Helen Talbot, Nedra Myers, Beryl Vizer, .Jennifer Gardiner. Other awards were: The Major Levy Modern Fifth Essay Cup for Current Events: Marion Fisher and J eari N eate. The Larcombe French Cup: Nathlie Wimsett. Miss Hoy's Mathematics Cup: Enid Hurst. The Stokes Music Cup: ..Alison Bennet and Ann Darwin. The Corsbie Home Science Cup: Gillian Richards. The Starry Essay Cup: Annette Stouppe. Mrs Clemens' Gymnastic Cup: Janet McKillop.

EXAMINATION

RESULTS,

1944

National Boarding Bursary: Nathlie Wimsett. Higher Leaving Certificate: Margaret Barraclough, Vivien Ellis, Dorothy Harris, Enid Hurst, Beatrice Iles, Gillian Richards, Bly Stevens, Rosalind Stringer, Joan Turnbull, N athlie Wimsett. University Entrance and School Certificate: Alison Bennett, Helen Binney, Helen Bridson, Tessa Calder, Elspeth Cook, Margaret Cox, Greeba Douglas, Mary Glasson, Benita Hogg, Norah Holland, Marie Morris, Noreen Mulholland, Audrey Pilbeam, Helen Sincock, Annette Stouppe, Alison Thomas, Joan Wilkinson, June Wilson, Diana Wood, University Entrance and Partial School Certificate: Marjorie Harris, Patricia McKenzie. School Certificate: Alison Judge, Veronica Mears, Margaret Richardson, Barbara Scott, Rona Turnbull. Partial School Certificate: Rana Percy, Diana Robertson, Merania Warren. Sixth Form Modern Certificates: Marjorie Holmes, Judith l amieson, Janet McKillop.

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Fifth Form Certificate) Grade 1-Jean Neate, Marion Fisher, Diana McKenzie, Beverley Whittington, Bridget Wills, Joan Chennells, Joy Day, Frances Gardiner, Judith Gill, Lynley Hampton, Jean Kerr, Bobbie MacKenzie.

MUSIC

AND ELOCUTION

ROYAL SCHOOLS

EXAMINATIONS

MUSIC EXAM!

ATIO

S, 1944

Grade VJ-Pass: Diana McKenzie. Grade V-Pass: Jennifer Connor, Elizabeth Page. Grade II-Pass with Credit: Margaret Barrell. Pass: Margaret Ritchie. Theory. Diana McKenzie. Grade IV-Rudiments: Grammar of Music. Grade II-June examination, Noeline Gough. Grade 111- ovember examination: Noeline Gough. TRI

ITY COLLEGE

MUSIC EXAMINATIO

S, 1945

Preliminary: Carole Carr. First Steps: Joan Shearer. TRINITY

COLLEGE ELOCUTIO EXAMINATIONS.

1944-Higher Local (Theory): Day Ballantyne. Higher Local (Practical and Theory): Marjorie Napier. 1945-]unior: Janet Gould. FIRST

AID EXAMINATIO

For the last four years, all candidates these examinations have· passed.

JUNIOR

DEPARTMENT

S. who have sat for

BREAK-UP,

1944

On December 7th, 1944, the junior classes at 71 Papanui Road, under the direction of Miss Purdie and Mrs Dalley, held their Christmas concert and handwork display. There were a great many parents present, but unfortunately owing to the rainy weather the concert had to be held in the

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Senior Boarders' common-room. However everyone enjoyed the items in spite of the fact that the room was rather crowded. The concert opened with a play, 'Father Christmas loses his Key,' which was followed by items by the percussion band; folk-dances, and mass carol-singing. While the parents were having afternoon-tea, the juniors were given fancy biscuits and cordial drinks. Later, parents inspected the handwork done during the year and they were shown the Christmas tree and presents which the children had either made or brought for the children of St. Saviour's.

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On December 12th, 1944, the Junior School held its concert. This year, some of the girls tried writing and producing their own plays. 'Robin Hood' was written by Margaret Moir, Anne and Claire Roberts, and 'George Washington' by Cecilia Thomas. The main play was an adaptation from Shakespeare's' Midsummer Night's Dream,' and the final play on the programme was 'The Bathroom Tap,' by Colin Byrd, showing in three short scenes the Anglo-Saxon, Irish, and Slav reactions to the fact that the bathroom tap had been left to run. Between the plays, the Forms sang the following:-' Pastoral,' by Carey; ' Fisherman's Song,' by Schubert; 'Where the Bee Sucks,' by Arne; 'It was a Lover and his Lass,' by Morley; 'Morning in Tyrol' and 'Austrian Landler' (folksongs).

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The annual Handwork Exhibition was held on December 13th, 1944. In the art room, paintings, drawings and designs, that had been done during the year, were displayed, as well as craft work, including weavmg, clay modelling, leather work, poker work, painted glass, and fancy work. Woodwork and dressmaking were displayed in the hall. The exhibition was open from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., when a great number of visitors showed their interest in the type of handwork taught in the School.

Standing Sitting

"A" NETBALL TEAM, 1945 (left to right) : M. Rimmer, H. Sincock, J. Stephenson, A. Thomas. (left to right) : H. Binney, M. Fisher (captain), M. Harris.

"A" HOCKEY TEAM, 1945 (left to right) : 0. Fulton (third term), J. Paton, N. Vile, B. Richards, V. Clayton, A. Herdman. (left to right) : R. Brownlee, B. Jewell, W. Morgan (captain), B. Scott, M. Mannering.

"A" TENNIS Standing Sitting

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(left to right): M. Rimmer, A. Stouppe, M. Harris, A. Thomas. (left to right): B. Scctt, W. Morgan, G. Douglas (Captain), B. Jewell.

Left to right:

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ATHLETIC CHAMPIONS, 1945 W. Morgan (Senior), H. Talbot J. Jone (Under 13).

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SWIMMING CHAMPIONS, 1945 (left to right) : I. Buckeridge, M. Falck, P. Whittington (tied for Junior Championship). (left to right): W. Morgan (Senior), 0. Fulton (Intermediate).

THE SNOWFALL, 1 & 2-Saturday morning 3-Kilburn House prefects.

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skating on the tennis court. 4-A Julius House group.

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GYM -DEMONSTRATION,

1944

Last year we held an inter-house gym demonstration after the examinations at the end of the year. House captains drilled their own houses on Cranmer Square, and the demonstration was held _at the Papanui Road grounds. Credits were given for the best display of different exercises, and every house won a number of credits. Matipo and Rata were each a·warded special posture credits.

CANON GAL WEY HOUSE Pressing need for further accommodation for Dressmaking, House Craft and Commercial Classes led the Board of Governors to acquire 5 Cranmer Square at the end of 1944. By the beginning of this year, owing to the strenuous preliminary efforts of Mr and Mrs Fyfe, our School caretakers, and to the subsequent joint labours of Miss Griffin and Miss Hanley, the House was ready for occupation. Miss Robinson has her Shorthand and Typewriting classes there in adjacent rooms, while Miss Hanley's Dressmaking and House Craft groups meet in the common room. In addition to providing room for these class activities, the House also accommodates fifteen Home Life boarders who, in the most practical manner possible, learn House Craft by doing it. They work in groups under Miss Hanley's supervision and are responsible in turn for House Duties and Cooking and are trained in the general organisation of a home. All senior Home Life girls, boarders and day-girls alike, take a week at a time of dinner cooking as part of their general course and find a great reward for their labours in the appreciation of those who eat the dinners. It was possible, to begin with, to take day-girls as short-term residents, but the mcrease in the number of boarders has necessarily decreased the space available for day-girls, and only occasional ones can now be taken. We hope that these pioneering efforts will be of some value to the community and that the competence of the girls trained in Galwey House will prove its worth decisively.

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The original horp.e of the Library was the Sixth Form Room, but the congestion there owing to the increasing Senior Roll, necessitated some years ago a move to Room

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14. Last year, as it became evident that yet another move would soon be needed, a new sectional class-room was built, and now the main fiction library has been established there. Miss Broadhead, who has had two years' training in the Canterbury University College Library, is in charge, and is working on the cataloguing and classification of these books. Although the majority of books are still housed in the various subject-rooms (e.g. Geography books in the Ge_ography room, Art books in the Art room, etc.), the mam library has incorporated the form libraries, so that all the fiction is available to .the whole School from Std. 3 to the sixth form. Religion, Music, Literature, both English and foreign, Travel, Biography, as well as several books on other subjects, are also kept in the main library. From February to October, there have been 244 accessions, of which 17 are donations. The Library subscribes to 25 periodicals. The non-fiction section is classified according to the Dewey scheme, while the fiction is divided into the following groups: Adventure, Detective, General, Historical, Junior, Sea, and School Stories. • We already have a large part of the necessary equipment for the future memorial library, including a IS-drawer catalogue cabinet, a 4-drawer cabinet, a periodicals rack, the librarian's desk, and book-ends and label-holders. When the move to the new School is accomplished, and the memorial library is built, it will now be a simple matter to transfer our organised library into its final home.

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oii·the morning of August 10, many parents and friends visited the School to see the various activities. Besides watching the general classroom subjects, they were able to visit Galwey House to see and smell an appetising mealeggs, vegetables, and stuffed potatoes and lemon-delicious pudding-being prepared by sixth form girls, and to see the attractive common room, which had recently been re-decorated by V L M girls, where busy dressmakmg classes were in progress. Also at Galwey House, were classes in shorthand and typing. At the School, gymnastic classes were very popular. In the library classes could be seen receiving instruction in the use of the library, and more particularly in the arrangement of the books.

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The art room showed a varied display of weaving, pa~ntClasses were at work domg ings and other art activities. block colour printing with potato cuts and starch, and sten-

cilling.

The morning ended with the Service of Direct G1vmg to supplement the funds already collected for causes which the . School supports. In the evening, the Senior Drama Club presented A. A. Milne's ' The Romantic Age' in the Radiant Hall.

This year the choir membership is again about 34, arid we are all very grateful to Miss Claughton for her work in training the choir. We assisted with the singing in the Holy Week Services at the Cathedral in March once more. The choir broadcast from 3YA in the Children's Service on Sunday, -April 8th, when we sang several hymns and Markham Lee's anthem 'Loving Shepherd.' On Saturday, 21st April, our choir was one of those participating in the Secondary Schoolf Music Festival in the Civic Theatre. Some of the songs we sang then were Dr. Galway's 'Let Us Now Praise Famous Men,' Parry's "Jerusalem' and 'England,' Woods' -' God Defend New Zealand,' and nine arrangements in parts by Dr. Griffiths of popular English songs and hymns. Later we led the singing at the School Confirmation in August, and on Parents' Day, we sang the anthem 'God so Loved the World,' by Stainer, in three parts. On 23rd September-a Sunday-we were one of the Massed Secondary Schools' Choirs which sang in the Gardens at an openair musical concert marking the opening of the Musical Festival Week in Christchurch. At the Founders' Day Service, on 16th November, the Choir sang' Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring,' by Bach. We have -learnt several new descants to hymns this year,

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and we hope this will help to make the school singing at Prayers brighter. Some of these hymns are ' Oft in Danger,' ' Holy, Holy, Holy,' and ' The Church's One Foundation.' Again this year our accompanists were Alison Bennett • and Anne Darwin.

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At the beginning of the year Diana Wood and Annette Stouppe were appomted Chapel prefects. We were very pleased that a party of girls from Craighead were able to join with us at the Ash-Wednesday Service, taken by Canon Parr. Canon Parr also conducted the Holy Week Services at the Cathedral, attended by the whole school, and the Maundy Thursday service when our Lenten collections were offered. Our Confirmation Service was held at the Cathedral on August 2nd, and was attended by the School and a large congregation of parents and friends. The following girls were confirmed:-Helen McRae, Thelma Bloxham, Mary Davis, Dorothy Gifford, Elizabeth Page, Beverley Wilson, .Jennifer Wood, Betty Bennett, Owen Fulton, Natalie Gibson, Barbara Gordon, Catherine Murchison, Joan Orchard, Elizabeth Parham, Margaret Perry, Gwen Richards, Jocelyn Roy-Smith, .Jennifer Stephenson, Cecilia Thomas, Frances Upritchard, Elizabeth Wait, Pauline Evans. We decided to divide the proceeds from the Direct Giving Service, and our Chapel Offertories which together amounted to £64, among the following organisations:St. Saviour's Orphanage, the Melanesian Mission, the Maori Girls' School, Friends of the Cathedral, Church Primary Day Schools, St. Martin's House of Help, The Leper Mission, the S.P.C.A., the A.P.S., Dr. Barnardo's Homes, the I.S.S., the Red Cross, parcels for fathers and brothers over seas, and UNRRA. Our Founders' Day Service was held on November 16th, when the following Prefects performed the impressive candle-lighting ceremony:-Truth, Tessa Calder; Purity, Diana Wood; Strength, Helen Sincock; Bravery, Elspeth Cook; Endurance, Annette Stouppe; Wisdom, Greeba Douglas; Generosity, Marion Fisher; Friendship, Barbara Scott; Hope, Helen Binney; Justice, Alison Bennett; Dedication, Marjorie Harris. The Services at 7 .30 a.m. on the first Tuesday of every month at the Cathedral have been well attended. At these

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times there are special intentions for the school and·- its activities. In closing we should like to thank our Acting-Chaplain, Canon Parr, for taking our Services in the absence of the Dean.

'DIRECT

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Every form in the Upper School chose an institution from the list of organisations which the School supports, and having collected information about it, elected a member of the form to read the paper at Assembly. The following list gives the subject chosen by each Form, together with the name of the girl who read the paper. Because of its topical interest, we print the talk on UNRRA in full:Form VI: The Church Army, A. Bennett. Form VUp.A: Dr. Barnardo's Home, N. Blakey. Form VUp.M: The Leper Station at Makogai, V. Clayton. Form VLA: International Student Service, G. QuentinBaxter. Form VLM: St. Saviour's Orphanage, J. •Owen. Form IVA: UNRRA, C. Thomas. Form IVM: S.P.C.A., R. Radcliffe. Form IIIA: Church Primary Day Schools, R. Smith. Form IIIM: The Melanesian Mission, N. Wise.

U.N.R.R.A. We want to make a very urgent and, we hope, eloquent appeal to you on behalf of UNRRA-the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration-the most exciting and significant thing the world has seen for about 2000 years. This organisation came into being after the United Nations Confererice at Atlantic City in November, 1943, and began working at once. It is organised by a council of 44 co-operating nations with two Regional Committeesone to deal with European matters and the other for the Far East. Imagine our farms, homes, orchards, shops and public utilities damaged and in some cases completely destroyed, Try to imagine how you would feel if you had had no new clothing for 6 years, few regular meals, and enemies coming to burn and destroy your homes; all this going on until you were too weak to go to school and had to wear

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overalls and wooden clogs, or perhaps not even those; clothes that were mended and patched until there was nothing left to mend them with but paper leaflets dropped by the R.A.F. Imagine searching for food in garbage cans. The countries of Europe and large parts of China have been invaded and plundered and occupied and then fought over again. Some of them have money and means to help themselves; some have food and no clothes; some have clothes and no food. A large part of the work of U .N .R.R.A. is to calculate just what help to give in each country. There are 125,000,000 destitute people-approximately 100 times the entire population of N .Z.-to be fed and clothed and those who have money cannot buy goods because the goods just are not there to be bought. Surely it is our duty to help these millions as far as possible. To one camp in Italy came a little boy with 50 patches on his coat. In Poland many people have to stay in bed because they have no clothes-not even rags tied together with string such as many are reduced to wearing. In Greece, supplies are so short that the equivalent of £77 was paid for a pair of child's shoes, and those not made of leather, while £10 reward was offered for a lost shoe patched at the toe. Many more examples could be given of the urgent need for help. Why should all these people live and die in such want and poverty, while others live in what to them would seem a Paradise? and we may be sure that they will be asking this question. It is up to us to ·help U .N .R.R.A. to help them to help themselves. U.N .R.R.A.'s job is to mend the broken down people of the world .. They are cold, hungry and homeless, and this will· be the· biggest mending job the world has ever seen. Winter is coming, and if U .N .R.R.A. does not race the frost and snow, millions of babies, children, young and old men and women will perish. The shortage of supplies of all kinds is so acute that it is inevitable, that in spite of what can be done, only one out of eyery five of the little children suffering from malnutrition can survive. . We must all have heard Mrs Roosevelt's slogan: ' What you can spare, that, they can wear.' And this is only too true. In some places, children have not been to school since the war began. In many places they cannot now be sent until their physical stamma has been built up and their suspicion of strangers broken down. and school supplies and equipment made available. U.N.R.R.A. will mean millions of lives saved, homes restored, livelihood U.N.R.R.A. is so important beand happiness regained. cause it is a means to fulfil our pledge for freedom trom

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want, and a symbol that the nations in this at least, really are United Nations; and because it continues their co-operation in war, into the peace. As President Roosevelt said: 'Nations will learn to work together only by actually working together.' U .N .R.R.A. will spend in two years no more than the cost of 8 days of war. £2,600,000 is N .Z.'s share. This is only one-hundredth part of our 1943 income. and much of it will be contributed in the form of surplus war stocks already paid for by taxpayers, and not otherwise disposable. Other contributions will return to the nations making them in the form of increased trade and stimulated employment. Politically, U .N .R.R.A. lays the foundation for international security by restoring economic life and , fostering co-operation. Humanely, our contribution_ is simply sharing with the needy, and a tribute to those whose 'war effort' has been endurance beyond our local comprehension. China and other Pacific· Areas will soon be our special responsibility. China has been in the war three years longer than any other nation and has had more territory occupied, more people killed and dispossessed than any other country. In Europe there are 39,000,000 homeless wanderers; in China there are 60,000,000. They need rice and vegetables, textiles to clothe them, transport to bring the goods to them. Funds are needed to buy more clothing, food, blankets, and medical supplies and even packing cases in which to send them. Anything which we can give. wi~l -be used by U .N .R.R.A. to supply what i~ most n~eded where it is most needed, and we hope that you will all give freely, generously and happily. In conclusion we should like to recall to you a very famous story of a traveller who fell among thieves who stripped him of his raiment and wounded him and departed leavmg him half dead; of two, who came and looked on him and passed by on the other side, but one man came and when he saw him he had compassion on him and went to him and bound up his wounds and took care of him. Which now of these three thmkest tho1:1was neigh hour to him that fell among the thieves?

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This year saw t~~ e~d of World War II, and with it began the task of rehab1htatmg the war-shattered countries. The School realised the desperate need of clothing for these people, and collected 124 7 garments. Form IV.A spoke

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of U .N .R.R.A. for their Direct Giving subject, and after this reminder each form collected money. This was put out in a copper trail, drawn in the shape of Europe and the South Island, and depicting the money passing from Christchurch to Europe. The copper trail amounted to £12 18s 4d. Tins of food, and cakes of soap were brought, and as a continual reminder several posters were put up in prominent places. About 650 coupons which were out of issue, were sent to the Rationing Controller, the amount of food which they represented being sent to Britain, and by the time the Magazine is published many more coupons will have been collected. Most of these efforts were organised by Form IVA, but we hope that the whole school will continue to give generous support in the future.

A REHABILITATION

PLAN

Stella Purchas, an Old Girl doing missionary work in China, will shortly be returning to New Zealand on furlough, after having been in the hands of the Japanese for some years. As she will have very few personal belongings as a result of her internment, every Form in the School decided to help by collecting numerous small articles, which are listed below:F orm VI: Handkerchiefs. Form VUp.A: Knitted cardigan. Form VUp.M: Covered coat-hangers, pair of gloves. Form VL.A: Leather gloves, leather handbag. Form VL.M: Fountain pen and Eversharp pencil. Form IVA: Shoe accessories, laces, nugget, etc. Form IVM: Bed-jacket and bed-socks. Form IIIA: Work-basket and contents. Form IIIM: Handkerchiefs. Form II: Shopping basket. Form I: Toilet requisites. Stds. 3 and 4: Darning silks and needle-case.

FORM STUDIES ON INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS After the Direct Giving studies had been prepared and presented, the Forms began to work on their studies of international organizations. As the reports to the School will not be made until the examinations are over, a full

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account of them cannot be given here. The following list gives the study undertaken by each Form, and the name of the girl who will present the report to the School:Form VI-World Council of Churches, Helen Binney. Form VUp.A-League of Nations, Marjorie Napier. Form VUp.M-Dumbarton Oaks, San Francisco Conference, Diana Dickel. Form VL.A-N obel Prize, Elizabeth Champion. Form VL.M-Boy Scouts, Marjorie Greenwood. Form !Va-Ski Club, Muriel Thomas. Form IVm-Girl Guides, .Joan Stoddart. . Form Illa-Olympic Games, Janet Gould. Form IIIm-Red Cross, Margaret Barrell.

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Kilburn House At the beginning of the year we were happy to welcome many new gn ls to our ranks as well as Miss Swainson, Miss McDonald, and Miss Mumford as mistresses. During the term we had many outings including pictures, a picnic to Diamond Harbour, a visit to the Gymkhana at Addington and a party at Galwey House. ,t\Te are very grateful to Miss Greaves for giving up her Saturday mornings to coach us at tennis, and also .to Miss Archer who came in the third term and continued the good work. We held swimming sports again this year, and they were great fun. Easter exeat made a pleasant break from March 29th to April 2nd. From the first week of the winter term everyone was busy making things for the Bible Class competitions held at St. Luke's on .July 6th. Several of our• girls were successful with their work and the choir was placed first in its section. We are very grateful to Mr Robins for showing us his films, Miss Rolls for playing some of her records and Mrs Osmonde-Smith for arranging a recital by her pupils. With their help we spent some very happy Saturday evenings. The snow was, of course, a g-reat novelty and we all had great fun while it lasted. Several unfortunate girls suffered from snow-bite as a result of spending too long in the snow, but they managed to have their fun first. Peace coming at the end of the term enabled some of us to travel home earlier than usual. Those who were left

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behind divided their time between the beach at Sumner and the picture "Frenchman's Creek." On the first Saturday of the third term we went to Miss Greaves' wedding at St. Mary's, Merivale, and we formed a guard of honour for her after the ceremony. On September 21st we had as our guests, the Craighead girls, who had come to play the school at hockey, so on the Friday night we arranged a card evening, the prizes going to Miss Griffin and April Addison. We spent an enjoyable day at 'Otahuna' on September 30th, when we took our lunch and went by bus to see the daffodils and wander round the beautiful grounds. We are very grateful indeed to Sir Heaton Rhodes for permitting us to go earlier than js usual. Miss Thomas held her annual boarders' dance on October 6th and although some were not able to go, those who went enjoyed themselves immensely. Those who did not go were· able to give a small dance at Kilburn House to which Grammar School boys were invited. We are very grateful to the Archbishop who has celebrated Holy Communion in the Chapel each term; to Canon Parr, who has taken beginning and end-of-term Services for us, and who kindly came on St. Mark's Day for our Anzac Commemoration Service; to the Rev. I. L. Richards, who again came for the Sung Eucharist in the Octave of St. Margaret's Day; to Archdeacon Taylor, who said Even-~6ng :on the -Eve of the Festival; .. and to Messrs A. Heald aiid :S. Richaras, who have served.

Julius House At the beginning of this year we were very glad to welcome Miss Fisken as our new matron and we hope she has been very hapy here. We also have Miss Rust from the School of Art helping with the duties at the House. There are several new girls this year and they have all settled down • happily. • We have our own croc now and our own house 'ladders' and we are proud ·to be able to use our own front gate. Soon we hope to have our House name on the gate post. Our prep. room and two sick rooms have been redecorated and we are delighted with them. This year we have two sick rooms under the care of Miss Fisken. Early in the first term we had our annual boarders' picnic at Diamond Harbour, when, with Kilburn and Galwey House girls we had a wonderful time. That evening the

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new girls gave a concert and the following week we returned the compliment. Miss Morrison has started a Junior Red Cross Circle here this year and we have been quite busy making veils and small garments. Durmg the snow we had great fun. Kilburn girls had to dig a path for us and we made snow men and had snow fights. we· travelled to Church and School by 'bus and felt • very superior. After the School Dance the Prefects were kind enough to give Miss Edwards their beautiful Cinderella figures and they are now delighting the hearts of the little ones in the junior dormitory, being fixed on the walls over their heads. When Mrs Osmond Smith arranged a recital by her pupils at Kilburn House some of our girls took part. • During the last week of the second term we gave a farewell concert to Miss Greaves and at. the beginning of the fast term we went to see her wedding. The great excitement of the term was the visit of the Craighead Hockey Team. We helped Kilburn by taking eleven girls to sleep here and by having meals in our own House, which of course made us very busy.

Galwey House The new Home Life House which opened this year_ has a staff of three and fifteen girls. At the beginning of the year we had our House Warming, entertaining in the af~rrnoon members of the Board, Staff, and friends, and in the evening girls who had spent a fortnight's domestic 'training at the House as well as Prefects and Orderlies from Kilburn House. The supr,er was arranged by the girls and with the help of Miss Gnffin and Miss Hanley the parties were most successful. Canon Parr came after breakfast one morning and dedicated the House. Girls and members of the. staff were _ present. Miss Griffin has arranged for us many happy outings, the five o'clock trip to Diamond Harbour being the most enjoyable. The snow which fell heavily during the month of July caused a great deal of excitement among the girls, as some had never s~en snow before. The girls all go about their work cheerfully and create a happy atmosphere here, which helps to make the House a great success.

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It was decided at the beginning of the second term to incorporate the Debating Club in the Current Events Club. During the term we discussed ' The Situation in the Levant,' ' State Control of the Bank of New Zealand '; ' Social Security '; ' The National Insurance Scheme •in England '; and 'Euthanasia.' We had two very animated Oxford Union debates. In the first debate we discussed ' The Punishment of War Criminals,'· and the second question raised was ' Should we have equal pay for equal work, standard wages, or wages in proportion to work?' · Our last two meetings were devoted to Impromptu Speeches. We should like to take this oppm:tunity of thanking Miss Edwards for her helpful criticism and advice during our club meetings.

The Club has been a very small one, but this has been an advantage in that each of its four members has had individual attention. Amongst us, we have made a photograph album, an autograph book, a recipe book, and an anthology book. Binding cloth has been used in the covering of these articles, but in future we hope to design our

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own covers and end-papers in conjunction with the Art Department. • We have found the work very interesting, and hope that it may attract more members next year, as it is an asset to everyone to know something of book-binding. We should like to thank Miss Broadhead for the help she has given us.

This year the Senior Dramatic Club was particularly successful. 'The Romantic Age,' by A. A. Milne was produced by Miss Frona King and was played in the Radiant Hall. Only one performance was given as the seating accommodation permited the upper school and all parents to be present at once, but the junior school as well as several senior pupils from other· schools attended the dress r~hearsal. The cast was as follows:-Mr Knowle, Alison Thomas; Mrs Knowle, Tessa Calder; Melisande Knowle, Barbara Scott; .Jane Baggot, Annette Stouppe; Gervase Mallory, Marjorie Harris; Bobby Coote, Cecilia Thomas; Gentleman Susan, Helen Binney; Ern, Margaret Westgarth; Alice, Marie Jarvis; Stage Managers, Helen Sincock, Audrey Pil-

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beam, Benita Hogg. The Junior and Intermediate Dramatic Clubs rea~ plays during •the year under the guidance of Miss Morgan and Miss Swainson. '

Once again Miss Anderson has worked untiringly with the orchestra and we hope she does not feel that her efforts were too much in vain. At the school concert in the second term the orchestra played in the intervals between the scenes of the play. The whole orchestra played:-' Fairy Fingers,' by Charles Woodhouse; ' The Blacksmith,' by Handel; ' Minuet from Samson,' by Handel; 'Entr'Acte from Rosamunde,' by Schubert, and a quartet (Miss· Anderson, Jennifer Wood, Diana Wood, and Anne Darwin) played ' Waltz,' by Cyril Scott; ' Theme from the Water Music,' Handel; 'Minuet from Bb Symphony,' Mozart. At the break-up at the end of the year we hope to accompany the choir in some Christmas hymns and carols. Our thanks are due to Miss Anderson for all her work and to Jennifer Wood and Zena Hollander for copying out music for the orchestra.

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We began club activities this year at the beginning of the Second Term, and our club was so large that it had to be divided into two parts-one under the supervision of Miss Parr doing toy-making, and the other under Miss Rolls doing tattin~, .tapestry, and weaving. Some of the toys made by girls were given to U .N .R.R.A. for children in Europe. Some interesting articles, such as bags, belts; and slippers, have been made by girls from carpet-binding, and others have made knitting bags, lambs' wool and kmtted slippers, and various articles from felt. In conclusion, we wish to thank both Miss Rolls and Miss Parr for their unsparing efforts in suggesting new ideas, directing and assistmg us in our work.

This year we have had a very busy and enjoyable time. Our main concern has been the making of toys and dolls for U .N .R.R.A., and we are proud of the large amount

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which has been made. Apart from th~s we _have ~mployed ourselves with art-work of nul?erous kmds, mcludmg modelling and needlework. Weavmg also has been popular and some of us have attempted with good results tartan and check scarves. All through the year we have been helped by our Club-leader, Miss Lowe, and we should like to thank her very much for the help and consideration she has given us. Altogether we feel it has been a most happy and successful year and look forward to further interesting work in the future.

This year Miss Hunter has gone to a great <leal of trouble to arrange talks and outings for us dunng Club time. We first visited the Caxton Press where we watched programmes being printed. The next week we were able to compare this smaller establishment with the Star-Sun printing works, where lead stamps of our names were made for us. We also visited Armstrong and Farr's, where we were shown the process of chromium-plating, and the Automatic Telephone Exchange. We hope to be able to visit the new Post Office before the end of the year. Some afternoons we have spent in listening to very interesting talks by Miss Hunter on Evolution, Sea Creatures and Birds, and one day we experimented in the laboratory with liquid air. We are very grateful to Miss Hunter for all the work she has done for us and to the firms who have so kindly spared some of their valuable time for us on several occasions.

MT. COOK, 1945 1-A ski-ing party on the Ball Glacier. 2-0n the slope below the Ball Hut. 3-0n the Ball Glacier. 4-An ice-cave on the Tasman Glacier.

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This year Choral Club members, numbering about twenty included not only girls from the choir, but also keen singers from the rest of the School. With Miss Claug,hton's help and tireless patience we have tried and learned many two-part songs, some of the most well-known being ' Maybells and the Flowers' (Mendelssohn), ' On Himalay' (Bantock), ' On the Road to Mandalay ' (Speaks), ' The Glow of Evening' (Henry Smart), 'Evening Song' (Mendelssohn). So far this year we have sung at one Public functionthe Botanic Gardens Festival, but we hope to assist the choir in the singing at Prize-Giving.

The Travel Club held its first meeting on Friday, 1st June, when the club officers were elected. Miss McKinnon was in ·charge of the club and we should like to thank her for her help and interest. When we did not have a visitor to speak to us, Miss McKinnon showed us slides on the epidiascope, or read to us from books on travel. Our speakers up to the time of writing this report have been Miss Rankin, ' Two Years in England '; Mrs Siemon, ·'Queensland'; Mrs Muschamp, 'Pre-\,Var Hungary'; Mrs

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Prinz, ' Life on the Continent.' We should like our visiting speakers to know how grateful we are to them for helping us to widen our knowledge of the countries of the world.

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The School Dance was held on April 28th this year, with sixty-three senior boys from Christ's College as guests. We were pleased to welcome as guests-of-honour, His Grace the Archbishop and Miss West-Watson, Mrs Richards, Mrs Young, Canon and Mrs Parr, Miss Thomas, and members of the staff. This year the hall was decorated with large Cinderella figures, done by sixth form girls, and these, together with streamers, greenery, and flowers, were a very attractive sight. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves and left the hall with the echoes of 'Auld Lang Syne' and the College haka ringing in their ears. We should like to thank all the girls who so willingly came and worked in the morning and helped to make the dance a success.

MT. COOK VISIT Once again this year the School sent a party of twentyeight girls up to Mt. Cook. We left Christchurch by the South Express on the 1st September, and arrived at the Hermitage that evening in time for dinner, after which we had an impromptu dance with members of the Scots' and Christ's College parties. The next morning we piled into the Ball Hut bus and after a trip of about two hours over a snow-covered road, we arrived at the Hut. For a day or two we ski-ed in front of the Hut, and then when we had acquired our ' ski-legs' we went down the moraine and on to· the Ball Glacier, where we had some excellent runs. One afternoon Mr Bowie and Mr Ayres took us climbing up the Ball Ridge. When we at last reached the top we glissaded down the sides of the ridge until we came to It was a very quick way of the valley in front of the Hut. getting down about 1500ft. Another afternoon we were taken to see the Hochstetter Ice Fall. We ski-ed some of the way, then walked till we came to the Ice Fall, which looked lovely in the sun. On

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the way back we saw a huge avalanche come from the mountains near us, and also found an ice-cave which we explored. On our last morning at the Ball Hut we had intended to have races, but it was too windy, so we decided to walk the 14 miles to the Hermitage instead of waiting till the afternoon for the bus. We were all very pleased to get back to the Hermitage for a bath, a Hotel dinner, and a dance in the evening, but everybody agreed that we had had a wonderful holiday. Our thanks are due to Miss Claughton and Miss Morgan for taking us.

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We should like to congratulate Wendy Morgan and Marjorie Holmes on gaining their colours at the end of last year. Wendy is also to be c6ngTatulated on winning the ' A ' team singles. In the first term we entered both senior and junior teams in the Canterbury Junior Tournament at Wilding Park, and all en joyed playing on the grass courts. Wendy Morgan reached the semi-finals of the senior singles, and Valerie Main and Adrienne Herdman reached the finals of the junior doubles. We held inter-house matches at the beginning of the term, Konini winning the senior after some very close matches, and Rimu, the junior. During the season there has been keen competition for positions on the ladder and we have been very fortunate in being allowed to use the United courts for some of our matches. In the third term we were very pleased to find that in the holidays, court 1 had been top-dressed, and there were plans for re-laying court 2. We have all made full use of the 'Varsity courts, which we are now allowed to use. We are not having inter-school matches at Wilding Park this term, but we are hoping to arrange games with a few schools before the end of the year. House matches, ' A ' and ' B' team singles and doubles, as well as the annual match against the Old Girls will all be played soon so that another busy and enjoyable tennis season is ahead of us. We were very sorry to lose Gwen Na pier in the second term. Gwen took it in turns with Wendy to hold top position on the ladder and was a steady and reliable team player.

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We should like to give special thanks to Miss de Thier and Miss Rankin for their coaching and encouragement during the season. -G. Douglas (Captain). A T'EAM. B TEAM. G. Napier A. Stouppe W. Morgan* M. Fisher G. Douglas A. Herdman B. Scott J. Osborne A. Thomas V. Main M. Rimmer P. Tobin B. Jewell J. Kemp M. Harris C. Brown N. Vile (3rd Term). *Colours. No Colours have yet been awarded

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This year, during the summer term Miss de Thier introduced the School to a new game, soft-ball. Everyone became most enthusiastic, and very soon we were able to form a team. A match was arranged with the Girls' High School, in which the High School demonstrated the correct form of play. We are very grateful to Miss de Thier, for giving up so much of her time to coach the girls, in Hagley Park on Tuesdays after school and in Cranmer Square during lunch hours.

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Owing to the wet weather on most of the Wednesday afternoons this season, we were unable to play many of our matches. Because of the lack of practice, the standard of play was not high, but nevertheless we entered four teams in. the Inter-School Tournament. We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Rangiora High School, which took place on Saturday, 7th July. The ' A' and ' B' Netball teams went, together with some of the Hockey teams, and we all played some most enjoyable games. Our 'A' team won their match 28-17, and the 'B' team also, their score being 30-15. The House matches were again keenly contested and after some very exciting matches, Konini beat Kowhai in the

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finals of the Senior grade and Rata and Konini tied in the .Junior finals. ,iVe are hoping that one Saturday during this term the 'A' Netball and 'A' Tennis teams will be able to challenge the Old Girls. . We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss de Thier, Miss Rankin, Miss Wright, and Miss Harris for their coaching during the season. M. Fisher (Captain). The teams would like to congratulate M. Fisher and H. Binney on winning their Netball Colours and M. Harris for having gained hers for the second year. A TEAM. G.S.: M. Rimmer A.: M. Fisher (Capt.)* C.A.: M. Harris* C. : A. Thomas C.D.: H. Binney* D.: J. Stephenson G.D.: H. Sincock

B TEAM. C. TEAM. G.S.: A. Spence G.S.: Z. Hollander A.: J. Orchard A.: C. Brown C.A.: H. MacRae C.A.: P. Sharpe C. : L. Anderson C. : H. Starr. C.D.: M. Cox (Capt.) C.D.: G. Douglas (Capt. D.: J. Bevan-Brown D.: B. Murray G.D.: L. Treleaven. G.D.: -·R. Carey D TEAM. G.S.: M. Bell A.: M.--Shields (Capt.) C.A.: -p~· Miller C.: I. Buckeridge C.D.: V. Bowen D.: M. Lawn G.D.: J. Vile. •colours

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The hockey season was not very successful this year We were only able to owing to continual bad_:weather. play three inter-school matches and the weather also prevented the match against Old· Girls. ··Nevertheless we were able to spend a very enjoyable morning at Rangiora High School when we· played our annual match against them. This term we entertained Craighead and played a •very close and exciting game, which Craighead won, 2-1. After the match the School hired a bus so that we were able to show our visitors Christchurch from the hills. Kowhai once again won the House Hockey with Konini as the runner-up. Although the teams had little chance for practice, there was a marked improvement in the standard of play towards the end -of the season. \Ve should like to thank Miss

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Wright and Miss de Thier who have so patiently coached us, and also Miss Hanley, who has spent so much of her free time on the hockey field giving us helpful advice. It is hoped that the weather will be kinder to us next year and that the season will be a really promising one. W. Morgan (Capt.) The teams would like to congratulate awarded her Colours this year. A TEAM G.K.: A. Herdman R.B.: B. Richards L.B.: N. Vile R.H. : B. Jewell C.H.: M. Mannering L.H.: R. Brownlee R.W.: B. Scott R.I.: J. Paton C.F.: W. Morgan* (Capt.) L.I.: V. Clayton ',

L w . { B. Stevens • •• 0. Fulton D TEAM G.K.: B. Hogg R.B.: J. Osborne (Capt.) L.B.: J. Owen R.H. : J. Spooner C.H.: J. Dickson L.H.: G. Owen R.W.: M. Hulse R.I.: R. Godfrey C.F.: C. Thomas L.I.: D. Dickel L.W.: M. Davis

B TEAM G.K.: B. Carr R.B.: M. Glasson L.B. : M. Stevens R.H.: M. Dougall C.H.: H. Talbot L.H.: M. Fisher R.W.: C. Murchison R.I.: 0. Fulton C.F.: M. Schluter L.I.: B. Myers L.W.: A. Stouppe (Capt.)

C TEAM . G.K.: L. Macfarlane R.B.: E. Williamson (Capt.) L.B. J. Brown ,R.H.: J. Chapman C.H.: M. Segue L.H.: L. Bunt ,R.W.: C. Gunn R.I.: J. Helps .-C.F.: N. Glass L.I. : B. Down L.W.: J. Dingwall

E TEAM G. K.: T. Bloxham RB. A. Darwin (Capt.) L.B.: J. Warren R.H.: E. Page C.H.: M. Ritchie L.H.: T. Taylor R. W. : Julie Wilding R.I.: J. Broome C.F.: J. Connor L.I.: P. Tobin L.W.: G. Talbot *Colours.

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The beginning of the swimming season began very •successfully. The baths seemed to be very popular and the girls were most enthusiastic, especially the beginners. There was little variety in the senior diving, but the intermediate and junior diving was promising. Sports day was held at the beginning of the year. ,N'e wish to thank those visitors and members of the staff who acted as judges. We offer our congratulations to Kowhai who won the House relay, and to Rata, who won the House points cup. We wish to congratulate also all the girls who have gained

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life-saving awards, especially those who won their bronze medallions. Our best wishes go to all those who are trying for certificates and medallions this term. Bronze Medallions.- Tessa Calder, Audrey Pilbeam, Elaine Rhodes, Ann Coates, Joan Orchard, Mary Fisher, Annette Stouppe, Jean Adams, Owen Fulton, N oeline Gough, Diana Newton, Elizabeth Page, Theresa Taylor, Elizabeth Williamson, Ballinda Myers, Judith Dixon, Jocelyn Roy-Smith. • Intermediate.-.Joan Stoddart, Dawne Fechney, Marion Fisher, Margot Seque, Rosemary Barlass, Rosalind RoySmith. Elementary.-Robyn Jenkin, Shirley Trotter. 1st Class Instructors.-.Jennifer Brown, Joan Spooner, N oeline Gough. SPORTS RESULTS Senior EventsOne Length Freestyle-W. Morgan 1, T. Calder 2, M. Harns 3. Breaststroke- T. Calder 1, B. Stevens 2, R. McCrostie 3. Diving-W. Morgan I, B. Stevens 2, B. Jewell 3. Intermediate EventsOne Length Freestyle-E. Page 1, J. Paton 2, 0. Fulton 3. Breaststroke-A. Coates 1, J. Spooner 2, H. Starr 3. Diving-0. Fulton 1, J. Orchard 2, M. Ballantyne 3. Junior EventsOne Length Freestyle-P. Whittington 1, J. Dickson 2, B. Myers 3. Breaststroke-I. Buckeridge 1, J. Warren 2, J. Dickson 3. Diving-M. Falck 1, S. Harrison 2, J. Adams 3. Open Back Crawl-M. Harris 1, T. Calder and C. Thomas 2 (equal). • Op<:n Dive-J. Adams 1, J. Orchard 2, W. Morgan 3. Begmners' D1ve-R. Stevens 1, D. Fechney 2, M. Newton 3. , Beginners' Length-E. Ormandy 1, J. McLeod 2, M. W estgarth 3. One Length Breaststroke, Open- J. Orchard 1, .J. Spooner 2, J. Dickson 3. Form RacesVI-T. Calder I, A. Pilbeam 2, N. Holland 3. VU .A.-E. Williamson 1, E. Rhodes 2, J. Spooner 3. VU.M.-.J. Helps 1, V. Clayton 2, J. Broome 3. VL.A.-E. Page 1, H. Starr 2, 0. Lyons 3.

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VL.M.-R. McCrostie 1, J. Owen 2. IVA.-B. Murray 1, 0. Fulton 2, C. Thomas 3. IVM.-.J. Chapman 1, J. Orchard 2, J. Stoddart 3. IIIA.-D. Newton 1, A. Bruce 2, A. Elms 3. IIIM.-M. Ritchie 1, P. Sharpe 2, A. Macfarlane 3. Il.-.J. Dickson 1, M. Ballantyne 2, M. Falck 3. 1.-N. Myers 1, S. Harrison 2, E. Davie 3. Std. 3 and 4.-M. Westgarth 1, B. Flesher 2, M. Wills 3.

Lower SchoolDiving-S. Harirson 1, M. Ballantyne, M. Shields and .J.Adams, all 2 equal. Five-year-olds (width).-A. Morris 1, J. Mitchell 2·, L. Barrell 3. Seven-year-olds (width).-Swim: A. Stevens 1, C. Orchard 2, P. Agar 3. Walk: A. Stewart 1, J. Cromb 2, C. Carr 3. Eight-year-olds (width).-Swim:.J. Tothill 1, V. Whitford 2, J. Park 3. Walk: J.Edwards 1, .J. Maitland 2, B. Batstone 3. Nine-year-olds (width).-M. Westgarth I·, J. _Dickson 2, B. Wilson 3. Ten-year-olds (width).-N. Myers· 1; 'L. Barbour 2, E. Roy-Smith 3. Eleven-year-olds (length).-M. Ballantyne 1, F. Ower 2, M. Muschamp 3. Width: S. Harrison 1, M. Muschamp 2, U. Richards 3. Twelve-year-olds (length).-M. Falck 1, J. Dickson 2, A. Elms 3. Eight-Ten Years (length).-N. Myers 1, J. Tothill 2, L. Barbour 3. Neat .Jump, under 11.-B. Flesher 1, V. Imbach 2, C. Orchard 3. Under fourteen: M. Falck 1, P. Miller 2, R. Stevens 3. House Relay.-Kowhai

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ChampionshipsSenior: W- Morgan (10 points) 1, T. Calder (8 points) 2, B. Stevens (6 points) 3. Intermediate: 0. Fulton (6 points) 1, A. Coates and E. Page (5 points) 2 equal. .Junior: M. Falck, I. Buckeridge, and P. Whittington (all 5 points) 1 equal. House Championship-Rata (58 points) 1, Kowhai (56 points) 2, Konini (41 pomts) 3.

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The Annual Sports were held on October 24th at Rugby Park. We were very· lucky to have a beautifully fine day. This year four records were broken and two equalled, four of these being hurdling events. The Championship events were closely .contested m most cases and Jennifer Jones deserves mention for winning all events in the Under 13 age group. • We are very grateful to Miss West-Watson for presenting the cups and we should also like to thank Miss de Thier for the very capable way in which she organised the Sports. We should like to congratulate Wendy Morgan and Janet McKillop on being awarded their Athletic Colours last year. Senior

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100 Yards-J. Stephenson 1, B. Scott 2, L. Anderson 3. Time, 12 2-5sec. 150 Yards-B. Scott 1, J. Stephenson 2, W. Morgan 3. Time, 19sec. 80 Yards Hurdles-B. Scott 1, W. Morgan 2, C. Gunn 3. Time, 12sec ( a record) . High Jump-W. Morgan 1, M. Mannering 2, ~- Jewell and A. Stouppe 3 (equal). · Height, 4ft Sin. Long Jump-W. Morgan 1, J. Stephenson 2, C. Gunn 3. Distance, 15ft 7Un.

Under 16 Events 100 Yards-H. Talbot 1, I. Buckeridge 2, 0. Fulton 3. Time, 12 4-5 sec. 150 Yards-I. Buckeridge 1, H. Talbot 2, M. Jarvi3 8. Time, 19sec (a record). High Jump-P. Whittington 1, N. Gibson and J. Warren 2 (equal). Height, 4ft Oin. Long Jump-H. Talbot 1, P. Whittington 2, N. Gibson 3. Distance, 15ft 6¼in. 65 Yards Hurdles--M. Jarvis 1, 0. Fulton 2, J. Wilding 3. Time, 10 2-5sec (a record).

Under 13 Events 100 Yards-J. Jones 1, M. Falck 2, J. McLeod 3. Time, 13 4-5sec. 50 Yards--J. Jones 1, M. Falck 2, J. McLeod 3. Time, 6 4-5sec. 50 Yards Hurdles-J. Jones 1, M. Falck 2, P. Miller 3. Time, 9 2-5 sec. High Jump-J. Jones 1, M. Falck 2, J. Allison 3. Height, 4ft Hin. Long Jump-J. Jones 1, P. Miller 2, J. McLeod 3. Distance, 13ft 8Un.

Oth!3r Evens High Jump, under 11-B. Flesher 1, M. Westgarth and J. Greenwood 2 (equal), Height, 3ft 6Un. Bunny Jump, under 11-M. Westgarth 1, L. Barbour 2 ,B. Flesher 3. Sack Race, Open-M. Fisher 1, A. Clark 2, G. Owen 3. I,

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Hockey Dribbling Open-Mary Fisher 1, B. Jewell 2, J. Chapman 3. Three-legged Race, under 11-M. Westgarth and B. Flesher 1, A. Talbot and J. Dickson 2, J. Orchard and V. Imbach 3. Obstacle Race, under 14-S. Harrison 1, M. Falck 2_, S. Heslop 3. 100 Yards, under 16-J. Stephenson 1, L. Anderson 2, R. Godfrey 3. Time, 12 1-5sec (a record). 65 Yards Hurdles, Open-B. Scott 1, A. Stouppe 2, B. Jewell 3. Time, 10sec (a record). Obstacle Race, Open-A. Herdman 1, J. Orchard 2, M. Fisher 3. Three-legged Race, under 14-H. Talbot and E. Ormandy 1, B. Myers and J. Dickson 2, J. Vile and M. Newton 3. 150 Yards, Open-J. Stephenson 1, R. Godfrey 2, B. Down 3. Time, 19sec. 65 Yards Hurdles, under 16-C. Murchison 1, C. Gunn 2, L. Anderson 3. Time, 10sec (a record). Beginners' Hurdles-M. Taylor 1, P. Miller 2, J. Pullon 3. Three-legged Race, open-R. Jenkin and Mary Fisher and R. Godfrey and J. Stephenson 1 (equal), M. Dalzell and L. Anderson 3. Sack Race, under 11-M. Westgarth 1, J. Edwardes and B. Flesher 2 (equal). Hockey Dribbling, Lower School-S. Harrison 1, J.· Dickson 2, M. Ballantyne 3. Little Visitors' Race-N. Warren 1, C. Tobin 2, J. Falck 3. Sack Race, under 14-B. Myers 1, J. Bennett 2, J. Todd 3. Old Girls' Race-M. Rankin 1, Mrs Karl 2, Mrs Fisher 3. House Relay, Senior-Kowhai 1, Konini 2, Rimu 3. House Relay, Junior-Kowhai 1, Rata 2, Rimu 3.

Form Races Stds. 3 and 4-L. Barbour 1, J. Allison 2. Form I-B. Vizer 1, E. Davie 2. Form II-J. Watson 1, Jane Wilding 2. Form IIIM-M. Taylor 1, M. Minty 2. Buckeridg~ 1, L. Stewart 2. Form IIIA-I. Form IVM-W. Wilson 1, F. Upritchard 2. Form IV A-R. Godfrey 1, M. Jarvis 2. Form VLM-J. Paton 1, B. Down 2. Form VLA-B. Rastrick 1, D, Clark 2. Form VUpp.M-V. Clayton 1, D. Dickel 2. Form VUpp.A-M. Hulse 1, J. Bevan-Brown 2. Form VI-H. Binney 1, M. Harris 2. Consolation Races 8, 9, and 10 Years-E. Withell 1, J. Greenwood 2. 11 Years--B. Vizer 1, J. Allison 2. 12 Years-E. Balfour 1, L. Dawrant 2. 13 Years-J. Todd 1, J. Roy-Smith 2. 14 Years-M. Jarvis 1, M. Taylor 2. 15 Years-R. Radcliffe 1, M. Newton 2. 16 Years-M. Hulse 1, J. Paton 2. 17 and 18 Years-J. Bevan-Brown 1, D. Dickel 2. Championships Senior Events-W. Morgan, 14 points, 1; runner-up, points. Under 15 Events-H. Talbot, 13 points, 1; runners-up,

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and P. Whittington, 8 points (equal). Under 13 Events~J. Jones, 25 points, 1; runner-up, M. Falck, 12 points. Under 11 Events-B. Flesher, lOi points, 1; runner-up, M. Westgarth, 8 points.

Open N on-Cha!mpionship Events J. Stephenson,

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Senior House Points Kowhai,

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A TH LE TIC SCROLLS Every year, a 0 -irl who is placed either first or second in a race is presented with a scroll at the prize-giving on Sports Day. Every girl has printed on her scroll, the events she wins every year so that at the end of her school career, she has a record of her athletic achievements. As many girls have not had their records written up for several years, it was thought that this year a commit.tee · might be set llp to do the printing. Many senior girls who are artistically inclined, were only too pleased to assist, so that the work was done without exhausting any one person. We hope that this practice will be continued in future years, as the number of girls with scrolls has become so large that it is impossible for one person to cope with the printing of them. The girls responsible for the printing this year were:Alison Bennett, Elizabeth Champion, Aileen Clark, Margaret Cox, Margaret Dougall, Mary Glasson, Mary Mannermg, Kathleen Moore, Helen Sincock, .Jennifer Stephenson, Gwyneth Talbot, Lorelei Treleaven.

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_Johnston, Pamela Sharpe, Madeleine Walker, and Margaret Henshall, as well as Anne Chappell,. Jill Dickson, and .Joan Shearer, who came up from the .Jumor Department. Although we came fifth for total house points in the first term, we regained some of our prestige by winning the senior t_ennis,.by _being rum_iers-up in the juni?r tennis, and by corn.mg thud m total pomts for the sw1mmmg •sports.

Term IIThis term we were pleased to welcome back Barbara Richards who was with us when she was in the lower school. We set out most ambitiously to win the Bates House Cup, but at the end of the term we very unselfishly let it go to Kowhai and retired to a less prominent position in fourth place. As the weather was unsuitable we did not play the usual House netball matches in the second term, but they were played in the first fortnight of the third term. The holidays proved beneficial to both our senior and .iuni or teams and we surprised the School as well as ourselves when we won the senior matches and. tied with Rata for the junior. Our· hockey teain also did well, being runner- 11p . to Kowhai for the Hoc~ey Cup. Congratulations Kowhai !

Term IIIWe welcomed Jean Christie and Frances Walker who have also been given the privilege of joining our happy number. We are not doing well in House points this term, and our only consolation is that the other Houses are doing no better than we are. However, we managed to gain some ·very welcome points at the Athletic Sports a·hd having. come second for total points in the s~nior section and. third in the junior, we added further glory to our name by coming second in the senior relay and by having the runner-up for the Senior Championship in our House-congratulations to Barbara Scott. House tennis matches are to be played before the end of the term and as we are still in need of all the points we can possibly get, we ought to take as our motto the old order, 'Up Guards, and at 'em!' Congratulations to the netball, tennis, and hockey teams and also to those who have won work bars and drill stripes during the year. We were sorry to lose Alison Judge and Gwenyth Maffey in the first term and Molly Smith in the second·term.

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Term IThis year we have Diana Wood as our House Captain, and Marion Fisher as Vice-Captain. We welcomed Rosslyn Davis, Isabel Buckeridge, Jennifer Jones, Margaret Lewis, Louise Partridge, Janet Pullon, Marilyn Johnson, Colleen Ward, Joy Bendall, Robin Stevens, Heather Dougall, and from the Junior School: .Joanne Edwards, Fiona Shrimpton, Susan Lance, Beverley Worsnop. In the Swimming Sports we won 56 points, coming second in the House totals and first in the House Relays with Wendy Morgan as senior champion and Isabel Buckeridge tying with two others as junior champion. Inter-house tennis matches were played and we wish to congratulate our senior team who were runners-up in this division. At the end of the term we were pleased to be able to congratulate one gfrl who had her Honours Gym badge and one who had her tennis colours; ten with red work bars, and eleven with green; seventeen with red gym stripes and nine with green. With this good total we tied with Matipo for first place in the Bates House Cup. Term IIThis term we ·welcomed Jenifer Bennett into our House. Owing to continued bad weather this term the annual House hockey and netball matches were not played. Once again our house managed to win a large number of bars and stripes-there being thirteen red, and nine green work bars, and nineteen red and nine green gym stripes; we also had nine people in teams. With this record we won the Bates House Cup by a large majority. Term IllWe welcomed Christine Macdonald this term. The house matches which were postponed from last teri;n were played early this term. ·with several ·girls from 'A' teams in both our senior teams we won the Senior Hockey and were in the finals of the Senior Net ball. We wish to congratulate Helen Binney and Marion Fisher on winning their netball Colours. At the Athletic Sports Wendy Morgan was Senior champion and Jennifer Jones Junior champion, while Jennifer Stephenson gained most points in the non-championship

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events. In the House Relays both the senior and junior teams won. As yet there are still the Inter-House tennis matches to be held. • We wish those entering good luck.

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Term Jin the first term we welcomed Janie Osborne as House Captain and Margaret Rimmer as Vice-Captain; also the following new girls: Pat Wilson, Marlene Bell, Valerie Bowen, Marguerite Thomas, Janette Webley, Kathleen Gillespie, Diana Jarman, Margaret Mills, Mary Mulcock, Joyce Watson, Christina Ashby, Judith Bell, and Jenifer Skurr; and the following from the ·Junior Department: Ann Macalister, Gillian Marshall, Rose Scott, Adrienne Talbot, Erica Withell. The first important event in the term was the Swimming Sports. Unfortunately Matipo only came third in the House Relay, and fourth in the total number of points, but we hope to do better next year. This term nine girls won red bars, and eleven girls green; while six girls won red stripes, and seven green. Owing to Peace Celebrat10ns the whole House Relay was not held this term. ,ve were very pleased to come first equal with Kowhai for the House Cup, each House gaining 876½ marks. Term IIOwing to constant bad weather during the term we were unable to hold the Inter-House Hockey and Netball matches so they were postponed until the third term. This term members of Matipo won eleven red bars, eight green bars, four red stripes, and seventeen green stripes. We came second for the House Cup, Kowhai beating us by approximately a hundred marks.

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Term I~ At the first meeting of the year, we welcomed· Marjorie Harris as our new House Captain and Tessa Calder as ViceCaptain, also the following new girls: Dorothy Gifford, Alison Bruce, Mary Shields, Janet Wilson, Audrey Kofoed, Shirley Milnes, Margaret Penrose, Poledora Soteros, Margaret Taylor, Zora Treleaven, Pat Whittington, Gay Barlass, Dawn Trenbath, Jennifer Kensington, and from the Junior Department: Phillipa Fowler, Elaine Moore, Diane Hitchcock, Jocelyn Needham, and Priscilla Tobin. In the Swimming Sports this year we gained the highest number of points for events, and, with great excitement and encourag-ement from Rata specators, we managed to come second in the House Relay. Congratulations to Owen Fulton, who was Intermediate Champion. Rata only came fourth in the points cup at the end of the term, but we hope to do better before the end of the year . . Bars-Red 6, Green 8. Stripes-Red 13, Green 6. Term IIThe usual Inter-House Hockey and Netball matche had to be postponed till the third term, owing to the continual wet weather. This term we welcomed a new girl, Marion Cotter. Bars-Red 4, Green 11. Stripes-Red 11, Green 8. Term IIIAt last the weather permitted us to play our Inter-House matches and although, in the Hockey, we were not successful, we drew with Konini for the Junior Netball. In the Athletic Sports we won the Tuni or House points cup, and we were runners-up for the· Senior. We should like to congratulate all the girls who won places in the heats and the finals.

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Hulse, Eris McKay, Judith Hetherington, Diana Newton, Mary Newton, Lesley Stuart, .Judith· Todd, Susan Heslop, Nancy Wise, Kathleen Cresswell, Margaret Watling; also Elaine Drummond, Judith Brown, Lynette A'Court and .Judith Hindin, who had come up from the .Junior department. The first event of importance was the Swimming Sports. In this we did not do as well as usual, coming well behind in both the relay and total points. It was decided to hold inter-House tennis matches during this term and here we regained a little prestige when our junior team, Valerie Main, .June Kemp, Felicity Ower, and Catherine Murchison were successful in beating Konini after two very good sets in the finals. Our senior team was narrowly defeated by Kowhai. At the end· of the term we found we were third for the Bates House Cup. Honours Gym 1. Work bars-Red 5, Green 7. Gym stripes-Red 9, Green 8. Owing to Peace Celebrations, the whole House Relay was not held.

Term IIUsually this term we play Inter-House Hockey and Netball matches, but owing to persistent bad weather they had to be postponed. We began with high hopes of winning the House Cup, but at the end of the term we had to be content with the less spectacular position of third. Work bars-Red 6, Green 6. Gym stripes-Red 7, Green 10. Term IllIn the first fortnight the hockey and netball matches postponed from Term II were played, but with few girls in teams we had little success. At the Sports, however, we did rather better when we came third in Senior points, and also third in both relays. We should like to congratulate all those who won events. At the time of writing we have still the House Tennis ahead of us and we intend showing the other houses just • what Rimu can do. In closing we should like to convey to the girls in 5 Upper who are sitting for outside examinations, our very best wishes for success.

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'A SAGA OF SORROW' A woman sits in the cold cheerless kitchen of a little German farmhouse. Her hands are folded in her lap and she sits without moving, her body still and quiet. Her face is that of an old woman. The skin is wrinkled and yellow, her hair, though touched but little with grey, is dull and drawn back tightly from her face with no wave to soften it. The hands are red from working, and rough. Her feet, clad in big wide shoes are large, and show signs of much hard trudging and standing. She is gazing at an old clock which mal<.es the only sound in the dimly lighted room. Beneath that calm exterior, however, a thousand thoughts are seething, longing for expression. Once she murmurs, • 0 God, help him,' and is silent once more. Then in a bitter effort to forget the present, her thoughts pass back to a day three long weary years ago. She is twenty, and her brother and she are hiking across their farm. It is a glorious day, the snow has all melted, and a million litle starlike flowers covering the fields look like a reflection of the cloudless sky above. Ulsa and Burghg race across to a party of young people ready to set out for a picnic in the mountains. Ulsa makes a very pretty picture as she runs fleetly to join the others, with her golden curls blowing back from her face in the slight chill breeze. Her cheeks are pink and healthy, her lips red, her hands a golden brown. Burghg is tall and good looking, too, as he passes her gaily, leavmg her far behmd, until, laughing and panting, she arrives. How clearly the woman can remember that day, and as she sees each detail in her mind, her thin lips press closer together into one nard line. She is not beautiful, now. That day she became engaged to Olsen, son of a neighbouring farmer, and three months later was married in the rustic mountain church. On the night of the wedding it had begun. The local S.S. guards had ridden up and departed with her father, an anti-Nazi and a strong worker against them. After some three weeks of absence came a telegram informing them of her father's decease from heart failure. There was no doubt as to what sort of heart failure that was. Then Ulsa:s mother died soon after, of shock, and already . the first bloom of beauty was gone from the young face. Two years later, her little son, just walking, toddled from·

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The woman starts to sob, deep convulsive breaths that shake her thin frame, until gradually she has her iron control again and sits once more, bolt upright, stiff and hard. Yesterday, was it only yesterday, Burghg who had run the farm, had attacked a trooper, in his mad rage at the evil cruelties perpetrated in the ' Name of the Fuehrer,' and had been taken struggling, from her, for ever. She knew he would not return, no one ever did, but she was thinking of what was happening to him, how they were breaking him .... Once more she clenches her hands, and cries out at the agony of the thought. She prays that he may die, quickly. Now, what of Olsen? Any day she may receive a blue notice ('Wounded') or a yellow ('Killed'), but no, not that, after all she has suffered, 0 God, not that I She lets her mind become blank, thoughtless, her eyes fixed on the face of the clock, her mind registering the steady tick, tock, tick, tock. A grey figure walks briskly up the path. It is the postman and he has not been for weeks. Her heart stops beating and she gazes at his hand. In it is a yellow envelope. -Muriel

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THE POST WAR WORLD.

It is to the structure and development of the post-war world that the greatest brains are turning now. The basic principles of this new order will of course be those already laid down by Mr Churchill and President Roosevelt in the Atlantic Charter and conferences held at Quebec and Moscow lately, but it will not be the brains of only the present generation who will have to solve these problems. The future generation will be called on to remedy the mistakes which must inevitably be made, and to do this we who are the future citizens must think constructively for the future. The reasons for an entirely new post-war world are easy enough to see. The old world of complacency and conservatism is falling about us-new ideas and plans must be put into operation immediately to prevent chaos, both for our country and for those around us. The end of the war is in sight and the British, as victors, will be called on to take the lead in the formation and evolution of a new financial system, a new employment system,-indeed, a new order. Those entrusted with its formation will have more responsible positions than have probably ever been known before. On their

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shoulders will depend the success or failure of the peace, and whether their children will be involved in slaughter, misery and destruction such as are now being experienced. To the conferences, representatives from all nations should be sent, for only in this way can a fair pAaf'e bP obtained. The failuro of the Vorsuillcs Treaty can be said to be in no small way due to the fact that it was drawn up by the victors, and for the immediate gain of the victors before the fevered excitement of the war had finally died down. Though this is a normal thing to happen, it must be avoided this time if future strife is to be avoided. The first problems which will face us after the armistice is signed are the practical ones of finding shelter and food for all those in Europe who have been rendered homeless by the devastating raids of the R.A.F. Huge sfrpplies of food will have to be taken across from England and the colonies to meet the urgent need. Seeds wiil also have to be carried over, and vast quantities of machinery to make ready the farms and agricultural lands for the sowing of the grain which will have to feed the people in the second year of the peace. Large community 'flats' probably of the pre-fabricated type will have to be erected, and this will provide employment for many of those who will be unemployed after the demobilization of the forces, and because of the widespread destruction of factories, offices and shops in the Allied raids. Another problem we shall have to face will be the antagonism with which young German people with their ingrained hatred of Britain and British will view the efforts of the Allies to help their country. This is a thorny problem to which no really satisfactory solution has been offered. The best given so far, I believe, is that batches of young people from Germany should 1be given trips to England to see there the results of the democracy which they abhor. This however seems a somewhat Utopian scheme. The aims of those who draw up the final plans for peace and reconstruction will be simple. They will be to avoid future strife, to alleviate as much as possible the present suffering, and to remedy past mistakes. This cannot be done by inflicting such humiliating terms as were imposed after the last war. This will only result in growing bitterness between the Allies and the Axis; in endless controversy which within a generation might well lead to another war. The immediate reparations which we ask should not be vast sums of money, for Germany's industries are so badly crippled that it will be many years before she will be able to produce goods to any great extent. Indeed we should not demand any immediate reparations, for they will be only a strain on Germany and a hindrance to her economic recovery. When the signs of returning prosperity show themselves, that is when the question of reparations should arise. Britain, the United States and Russia will be the leading powers after the war. With Sweden and Spain they could draw up plans regulating international trade so that at no time will there be a glut of produce in one country's markets and a desperate shortage in another's. Britain, with her vast unexploited colonies will be jealously regarded by many of the crowded European nations and a system of emigration will probably have to be arranged. This will undoubtedly give rise to long and bitter controversy between conservatives and their more far-seeing fellows, but I think that it will bring with it more chances of peace for it will mean less starvation

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and misery which in the past have lead to the rise of a military dictator. The treatment of war criminals is even now being bitterly spoken of, and it will be very hard to restrain from violence those who have suffered the unspeakable horrors inflicted by the German military machine. For us, it is as well to remember-" Vengeance It is believed by many that is mine, I will repay " saith the Lord! Hitler and his confederates will try to escape to South America, or to some neutral country where they will be safe. But I think that wherever they went the Russians would find them and wreak their vengeance on those who have caused such misery in their own country. The years after the war will be difficult. The problems of training those in Europe for the responsibilities of self-government will take years of difficult, thankless work; the way in which we are to organise the government of Europe differently from in the past, so as not to leave any opening for future aggression, yet so that the germs of new nationalism will not be crushed, will be a difficult task. It is up to us to face them with open hearts so that we may earn for ourselves not the title of "those born afterwards" or that of "the post-war generation" as was somewhat disparagingly given to those of our age in the last war, but that of pioneers, pioneers of the twentieth century in the new world that we all hope for with Mr Churchill who, in the words " In war, resolution, In defeat, defiance, In· victory magnanimity, In Peace, goodwill " sums up our feelings towards the future of our hopes. Only with faith, trust and unprejudiced hearts can we avoid endless misery, endless chaos, endless strife. -Annette

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ST. MARGARET'S COLLEGE OLD GIRLS' ASSOCIATION (Inc.) Patron: Mrs C. L. Young. Past-Presidents: Miss Janet Storry, Mrs G. Cotterill, Miss M. Morten, Mrs C. H. Clemens, Mrs A. G. S. Gibbs, Mrs C. L. Wilson. Immediate Past President: Miss Lila Gardner. President: Mrs J. Roy Smith. Vice-Presidents: Mrs W. Owen, Mrs J. N. Hamilton, Miss Gwen Rankin. Committee: Mrs A. G. S. Gibbs, Mrs H. W. Hunter, Mrs E. Taylor, Misses Betty Hatherley, Jocelyn Freeman, Gillian Richards, Norah Nutt, Fay Purdie. Hon. Treasurer: Miss Joyce Harris. Hon. Secretary: Miss Natalie Vale. Hon. Auditor: Mr J. Roy Smith.

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ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING

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Once again in submitting the 1944-5 Annual Report and Balance Sheet your committee is able to record another satisfactory year. Membership.-It is with pleasure that we note an increase in membership. Up to the end of this year past we have 230 financial members and 56 life members. Committee Meetings: Four meetings were held during the year, recorded attendances being as follows:3 Mrs Smith 4 Miss Nutt .... 3 Mrs Hunter 4 3 Miss Harris Mrs Owen 2 Miss Hatherley 4 3 Miss Purdie Mrs Hamilton 3 Miss Freeman 2 4 Miss Richards Miss Rankin 4 Miss Vale .... 4 Mrs Taylor 4 Mrs Gibbs So·ci.al Evening.-Girls who left School during 1944 were entertained at the home of Miss Norah Nutt, Park Terrace, where the President and Committee welcomed them. Annual Ball.-The ball again proved a successful social function. Forty-two debutantes weire presented to Archbishop West-Watson by Mrs J. Roy Smith. Mrs Hugh Hunter was again responsible for the excellent training of the debutantes. Armagh Circle met early in the year. Members were entertained at a morning tea party. Storry Shield.-It was decided this year to hold the tennis competition for the Storry Shield. Members of St. Andrew's College Old Boys' Association were hosts and served afternoon tea on the lawn at the College. • St. Andrew's College Old Boys' Association won the Shield and St. Margaret's Old Girls were the runners-up. Parcels.-During the year parcels have been sent to Sister Winifred and to our Old Girls serving in the forces overseas. Thanks.-In conclusion our thanks are due to Mrs Young for the use of the School and for her interest and co-operation at all times. We also wish to thank Mr J. Roy Smith, whose services as Hon. Auditor have been greatly appreciated. The Committee extends its gratitude to all members of the Association who by their enthusiasm at all times have assisted the Committee in running successful functions throughout the past year. For the Committee, NAT ALIE VALE ANNUAL

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RE-UNION.

The Annual Re-union was held on Friday, November 16th, and Saturday, November 17th. There were good attendances at all functions. The Holy Communion Service was conducted by Canon Parr and Archdeacon Petrie at the School Chapel at 7.15 a.m. on Friday. After the service those present were the guests of the Old Girls' Association at breakfast-altogether 150, including Old Girls, members of the School Staff, and girls of the School. We were pleased to have with us Mrs Parr, also Mrs Upham and Mrs Richards, who represented the Christchurch Branch of St. Hilda's Old Girls' Association.

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DINNER.

The Annual Dinner, held in the Mayfair Lounge on Friday evening, was a very happy affair. There were 90 members present. The President and Committee were pleased to welcome as guests of honour Mrs C. L. Young (Patron), and Mrs Bilby (President of the Wellington Branch). ANNUAL

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Mrs J. Roy Smith presided over a meeting of 90 members. After welcoming the members she discussed the activities of the Association during the past year. Mrs Young gave a short talk on the School's activities, and we were more than pleased to hear that the building of the new dining block had begun. After wishing members a Happy Christmas the President closed the meeting. The following is the result of the election of officers for 1946 :Patron: Mrs C. L. Young. President: Mrs J. Roy Smith. Vice-Presidents: Mrs W. B. Owen, Mrs J. N. Hamilton, Miss Gwen Rankin. Committee: Mrs A. G. S. Gibbs, Mrs E. M. Gibson, Mrs H. W. Hunter, Misses Betty Hatherley, Jean Hatherley, Pat Tipping, Norah Nutt. Hon. Treasurer: Miss Joyce· 1Iarris. Hon. ,Secretary: Miss Natalie Vale. TENNIS PARTY. • This ·was held on Saturday afternoon at Kilburn House. The Old Girls won the Betty Thomas Cup but the present girls won the swimming relay race. Afternoon tea was served on the lawn by the Committee. We were happy to have as our guests senior girls of the School. WELLINGTON

BRANCH.

This year, as everything has become more normal, our branch has resumed its activities. Several informal evenings have been· held during ·the· year, and at the end of October, we revived our annual dinner, which had not been held. for some year~. This year it was held at the Royal Oak Hotel, and all spent an enjoyable time. The following were present:Mesdames M. Bilby (Robbins), G~ Deldyck (Roll), D. DrummondHay (Hill), A. Hall (Buchanan), P. McDonnell (Ryan), A. Prime (Prudhoe)', H. Wallace (Finch), and Misses G. Boulton, I. Falkinder, E. Hunter, P. Henry, L. Hampton, and E. Newton. Apologies were received from the following: Mesdames B. Cass (Hope), L. Dickens (Robbins), S. Hardy (Hadfield), F. Rich (McCann) of Hawera, and Misses M. Gardner and J. Shennan. A general meeting was held later at which Mrs M. Bilby was reelected President, and Mrs H. Wallace was re-elected Honorary Secretary. We were also pleased to welcome the following new members, who bring our: total up to twenty-one, all of whom are keenly interested: Mesdames P. McDonnell and B. Cass, Misses Falkinder, Hampton and Newton.

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Mrs B. Cass (Hope) has now left the city and has gone to live at Raumati. Miss E. Hunter, who has 'been helping at St. Mary's Home during the war years, will shortly take a well-earned holiday. Mrs P. McDonnell (Ryan) returned from Sydney early this year, and at present is living in Wellington. Mrs W. B. Young (Shennan) has gone to England to rejoin her husband, Dr Young, who has been repatriated after being a prisonerof-war in Thailand. (Signed)

P. E. WALLACE, Hon. Sec. (8/11/45)

The Secretary would be very glad to get into touch with any Old Girls passing through Wellington. Address: Mrs Wallace, 83 • Barnard Street, Highland Park, Wellington. 'Phone 47-516. NOTES

OF OLD GIRLS.

The following girls are training at the Christchurch Hospital:Audrey McNish, Margrita and Mary McKenzie, Jocelyn Gardiner, Davina Bates, Helen Verrall, Lucia Gray, Rewa Radley, Myra Groves, Enid Stone, Yatala Brake, Charlotte Dingwall, Joan Turnbull Vivien Ellis, Doreen Barrell, Lynette Grant, Marjorie Holmes, Jean Christie, Islay Ballantyne, Katherine Wickham, Janet McKillop, Helen Bridson, Pat Buss, Mary Purchas, Dorothy Moss, Pauline Williamson. Marjorie Chambers. is a tutor sister, and Dorothy Talbot is a staff nurse. Dorothy Virtue, Colleen Bongard, and Jean Penrose are training at the Dunedin Hospital. Jean Ritchie is training at the Timaru Public Hospital. At the School of Art, Kathleen Hanafin, Louise Mansfield and Gioia Sapio are taking Diploma of Fine Arts; Clare Broad, Pauline Kerr and Norma Wright are doing Commercial Art. At Canterbury University College, the following girls are studying for Degrees:B.A.: Betty Blackburn, Chessel Boon, Irene Ennis, Betty Glasson, Dorothy Harris, Isabel Hearn, Enid Hurst, Beatrice Iles, Muriel Lance, Pamela Mann, Prudence Mitchell, Penelope Pocock and N athlie Wimsett. B. Com: Alison Graham, Ngaire Nichols, Reima Smith, Shirley Wellwood. Science: Alison Darwin, Alison Lush, Pat McKenzie, Gillian Richards, Bly Stevens, Rosalind Stringer. Law: Marion Wood. Alison Kyle is studying for her Bachelor of Veterinary Science. Hanafin (3rd The following girls are at Otago University :-Mary year special course, Bachelor of Medical Science), Ruth Adams (3rd year Medicine), Noeline Clemens (2nd Year Medicine), June Harris (2nd year Dentistry), Alison Dobie (Massage), Doreen Dore and Margery Connor (Home Science). The following girls are at the Christchurch Training College: Margaret Barraclough, Irene Brook, Justine Henderson; and at Kindergarten: Joy Day, Diana McKenzie, Ellen McPherson, Diana Stevens, J.oyce Pope, and Beverley Whittington. Elizabeth Offenberger (Skinner) gained her B.A. last year.

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Margery Gowenlock is taking a course in Occupational Therapy at the Auckland Mental Hospital. .• Mabel Jacobson (Little), until recently has been living in North Auckland, but has now returned to Canterbury where her husband, Dr Ian Jacobson, is practising. Joyce Peters (Collett) is now living at Whangamarino where her husband is farming. Kathleen Hobson (Larcomb) is also in the North Island where her husband is farming in the Wairarapa district. Isobel Matson (Wright) is at present on leave with her husband in England from the Gold Coast. Jean Anderson is about to leave for England to study at the Royal Academy of Music, on a scholarship which she won in 1940. Marion Smail left for England in August on s.s. Themistocles. Her marriage to Dr. W. B. de Laval Lush will take place soon. Frances Rich (McCann) is now living in Hawera. Rae Harris- is sports mistress at Woodford House. Margot Lusk (Webley) has returned to New Zealand after being overseas, serving in the Middle East, and in the Fernleaf Club, London, as a 'Tui.' Aldwyth Renaut (Jones) is back in Christchurch after having lived for the last six years in England. Mrs. Roy Smith is President of the Christchurch Executive Council of Old Girls. Joyce Cook is taking a course in Chiropody. Alwyn Moir is on the staff of the Canterbury Education Board's Office. The following- daughters of Old Girls are at present at School:Rosalind, Jocelyn and Enid Roy Smith (Pearl Jaggar), Olive Lyons (Margaret Keenan), Francis Upritchard (Kathleen Thomas), Pamela Sharpe (Aileen Whitta), Margaret Russell (Sybil Maude), Anne Macfarlane (Adrienne Acland), Marion Fisher (Elaine Buchanan), Jennifer Kensington (Mabel Crawshaw), Penelope Carl (Betty Macdonald), Jennifer Skurr (Muriel Brown), Barbara and Jenifer Jones (Freda Cooper), Louise Partridge (Eileen Belcher), Isabel Buckeridge (Alice Henderson), Elizabeth Matson (Miria Macdonald).

ENGAGEMENTS. Enid Stone to Thomas R. Richards Marjorie Field to I. M. Harkness. Joan Hughes to John Bettle. Dorothy Hughes to C. Echoff. June Edbrooke to R. Matheson. Yvonne Lamb to John Guthrie. Florence Cooper to Kelvin Dunbar. Shirley Jarman to J. Ennis. Judith Furze to J. Vogan. Diana McKenzie to Norman Weir. Ailsa McMaster to Edmund Williams.

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MARRIAGES. Helen Harris to John Gardiner. Fay Purdie to Norman Smith. Kathleen Larcomb to Norman Hobson. Coreen Jewell to Cam Rennie. Patsy Talbot to B. Wilder .. Margot Webley to G. Lusk. Mabel Little to I. Jacobson. Helen Cox to I. Murchison. Constance Boyd to D.' P. Mcinnes. Margaret Feron to Phillip Toswill. Joyce Collett to Merton Peters. Kathleen Biggs to T. C. King. Elizabeth Skinner to H. Offenberger. June McPhail to Maurice William Guthrie.

BIRTHS. Margaret Thompson (Malden)-a daughter. daughter. Kata Cox (Urq)-a daughter. Margaret Mc·Eldowney (Nurse)'-a Pamela Wauchop (Mower)-a· daughter. Jill Schmidt (Stevens)-a son. Rona Phillips (Woodward)-a daughter. Nancy Simpson (Frater)-a daughter. N gaire Irvine (Best) , a son. Lorna Williams (Best)-a daughter. Esther Walesby .(Rose)-a daughter. Janet Holland (Wills)-a daughter. Frances Rich (McCann)-A daughter. Margaret Chapman (Smail)-a son. Barbara Cave (McKillop )-a daughter. Marion Browne (Stow)-a daughter. Maisie McRae (Brooks)-a son. Jane Sinclair ( Collier )-a son. Janet Longdin (Jermyn)-a daughter.

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